John Ruskin’s Europe. A Collection of Cross-Cultural Essays
With an Introductory Lecture by Salvatore Settis
edited by
abstract
Ruskin’s work is strongly embedded in the broad European context, marking an important moment in the movement for the establishment of a community culture and spirit. The essays collected here intend to place the theme of Ruskin’s fruitful and vital relationship with Europe at the centre of a critical reflection, opportunities for an in-depth study and a discussion on issues related to aesthetics, the protection of tangible and intangible heritage, cultural and literary memory. By bringing to the attention of the scientific community the multiple aspects – geographic, historical-artistic, critical-aesthetic, literary, socio-political – of Ruskin’s work from inter- and transcultural perspectives, the volume aims to (re)discover a deliberately European Ruskin and to stimulate new research paths.
La Bible d’Amiens • Socialism • Disorientation • Russia • Bridges • Klosterhof Glienicke • Novelty • The Bible of Amiens • Arts and Crafts Movement • Intentionality • Potsdam Friedenskirche • Museums of Venice • Tourism • Nōmin-Geijutsu (Peasant Art) • Aesthetics • Johan Joachim Winckelmann • Magazine “The Studio” • Christian socialism • Cultural Heritage Conservation • Fioretti di San Francesco • Taishō Era • “Grand contexte” • Lev Tolstoj’s reception in Italy • Medieval Art • Spuybroek • Travel • French Gothic architecture • Palermo • John Ruskin • Phenomenology • Design • Frédéric Ozanam • Europe • Hungary • Kenji Miyazawa • Yule family • Rasu Chijin Kyōkai (Rasu Farmers Association) • Anglo-Austrian Cultural Relationship • Radicalism • Poland • Art Market • Observation • Ornament • Adult Education • Turner • Gustav von Waagen • Francesca Alexander • Anti-industrialism • Ruins • Interpretation • Italian Folk poetry • Translation • Robert de la Sizeranne • Political economy • Cardinal Manning • European aesthetics • Shelter • Anti-machinism • Medieval Monuments in Italy • State Museum Berlin • Degrowth • Carl Justi • Humanity • Marx • Leo Tolstoy • Optical thinker • Francesco Pajaro • Ruskin • Aesthetics of the 19th and 20th century • Dwelling in • Architecture • Social reform • Islam • Restoration • Composition • Religious monuments • The Story of Ida • Perception • Photography • Gothic • Memory • Guild of St George • Ruskin’s reception • Queen of the Air • Sketching • Venice • Travel writing • Charlotte Broicher • Unto this Last • Legacy • Archival documents • Europe awareness • Marcel Proust • Imaginary geography • Version • Byzantine Sculptures • Roadside Songs of Tuscany • Reception of Classical Antiquity • Orient • Old Road • Aratra Pentelici • Anglo-Italian Cultural Relationship • Dante Alighieri • Reception of Ancient Greek Art • Working Men’s College • Arts and Crafts Schools • Social change • Democratic Liberal • Comparatism • William Wordsworth • Samuel Taylor Coleridge • Cultural heritage • Nationalism • Marxism • Viollet-le-Duc • Transcultural history • Liberalism • Lady Gregory • Roads • Liberal Italy • Czech • National heritage • Il Marzocco • Lady Layard • Abandonment • Anti-capitalism • Gothic cathedrals • Drawing • Sicily • François-René de Chateaubriand • Giacomo Leopardi • Amelia Sarah Levetus • Modern Japan • Calais’ experience