Reissue
First and foremost an outcry against injustice and inhumanity, Unto this Last is also a closely argued assault on the science of political economy, which dominated the Victorian period. Ruskin was a profoundly conservative man who looked back to the Middle Ages as a Utopia, yet his ideas had a considerable influence on the British socialist movement. And in making his powerful moral and aesthetic case against the dangers of unhindered industrialization he was strangely prophetic. This volume shows the astounding range and depth of Ruskin's work, and in an illuminating introduction the editor reveals the consistency of Ruskin's philosophy and his adamant belief that questions of economics, art and science could not be separated from questions of morality. In Ruskin's words, 'There is no Wealth but Life.'
By:
John Ruskin
Notes by:
Clive Wilmer
Introduction by:
Clive Wilmer
Edited by:
Clive Wilmer
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 197mm,
Width: 131mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 255g
ISBN: 9780140432114
ISBN 10: 0140432116
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 31 October 1985
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Clive WilmerIntroduction Chronology Further Reading The King of the Golden River From The Stones of Venice, Volume II The Nature of Gothic From The Two Paths The Work of Iron, in Nature, Art, and Policy From Modern Painters, Volume V The Two Boyhoods Unto This Last Preface Essay I: The Roots of Honour Essay II: The Veins of Wealth Essay III: Qui Judicatis Terram Essay IV: Ad Valorem From The Crown of Wild Olive Traffic From Sesame and Lilies Of Kings' TreasuriesFrom Fors Clavigera Letter 7: Charitas Letter 10: The Baron's Gate Notes
John Ruskin (1819-1900) was an artist, scientist, poet, environmentalist, philosopher, and the pre-eminent art critic of his time.
