John Ruskin’s Europe. A Collection of Cross-Cultural Essays

With an Introductory Lecture by Salvatore Settis

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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.

Keywords Social reform • Travel writing • Nationalism • Calais’ experience • French Gothic architecture • Il Marzocco • Spuybroek • Hungary • Intentionality • Ruskin’s reception • Palermo • Aratra Pentelici • Liberal Italy • Observation • Dwelling in • Italian Folk poetry • Gothic • European aesthetics • Robert de la Sizeranne • Taishō Era • Translation • The Story of Ida • Byzantine Sculptures • Cultural Heritage Conservation • Russia • Sketching • Unto this Last • Amelia Sarah Levetus • Museums of Venice • Abandonment • Lady Layard • Nōmin-Geijutsu (Peasant Art) • Phenomenology • Francesca Alexander • Humanity • Art Market • Democratic Liberal • Adult Education • Anti-machinism • Czech • Johan Joachim Winckelmann • Legacy • Liberalism • Gustav von Waagen • Social change • Kenji Miyazawa • Ruins • Transcultural history • Ornament • Roads • Optical thinker • Medieval Monuments in Italy • Bridges • Orient • Christian socialism • Giacomo Leopardi • Poland • Medieval Art • Ruskin • Travel • Yule family • Guild of St George • Marxism • Frédéric Ozanam • National heritage • Composition • Marcel Proust • Disorientation • Aesthetics • Gothic cathedrals • Degrowth • Lady Gregory • Modern Japan • Viollet-le-Duc • Version • “Grand contexte” • Socialism • The Bible of Amiens • Restoration • Design • Tourism • Reception of Ancient Greek Art • Working Men’s College • Magazine “The Studio” • Reception of Classical Antiquity • Anti-capitalism • Samuel Taylor Coleridge • Comparatism • Dante Alighieri • Drawing • Lev Tolstoj’s reception in Italy • Klosterhof Glienicke • Perception • Shelter • Europe awareness • Venice • Cardinal Manning • Leo Tolstoy • Sicily • Anglo-Austrian Cultural Relationship • Rasu Chijin Kyōkai (Rasu Farmers Association) • Old Road • John Ruskin • Marx • François-René de Chateaubriand • Arts and Crafts Movement • Arts and Crafts Schools • Photography • Islam • Francesco Pajaro • Architecture • Roadside Songs of Tuscany • William Wordsworth • Imaginary geography • Potsdam Friedenskirche • La Bible d’Amiens • Carl Justi • Archival documents • Fioretti di San Francesco • Europe • Political economy • Charlotte Broicher • Novelty • Interpretation • Anti-industrialism • Turner • State Museum Berlin • Radicalism • Queen of the Air • Aesthetics of the 19th and 20th century • Cultural heritage • Memory • Religious monuments • Anglo-Italian Cultural Relationship

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Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-487-5 | e-ISBN 978-88-6969-487-5 | ISBN (PRINT) 978-88-6969-488-2 | Number of pages 448 | Dimensions 24x22cm | Published Dec. 15, 2020 | Language fr, en, it

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