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

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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, it, en

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