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"John Ruskin (1819-1900), one of the leading literary, aesthetic and intellectual figures of the middle and late Victorian period, and a significant influence on writers from Tolstoy to Proust, has established his claim as a major writer of English prose. This collection of essays brings together leading experts from a wide range of disciplines and contexts to analyse his ideas in the context of his life and work. Topics include Ruskin's Europe, architecture, technology, autobiography, art, gender and his rich influence even in the contemporary world. This is the first multi-authored expert collection to assess the totality of Ruskin's achievement and to open up the deep coherence of a troubled but dazzling mind. A chronology and guide to further reading contribute to the usefulness of the volume for students and scholars"--

Authors, English --- Ruskin, John, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Appreciation. --- Influence.

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"This long-awaited second edition sees this classic text by a leading scholar given a new lease of life. It comes complete with a wealth of original material on a range of topics and takes into account the vital research that has been undertaken in the field in the last two decades. The book considers the development of the internal structure of Britain and explores the growing sense of British nationhood. It looks at the role of religion in matters of state and society, in addition to society's own move towards a class-based system. Commercial and imperial expansion, Britain's role in Europe and the early stages of liberalism are also examined. This new edition is fully updated to include: - Revised and thorough treatments of the themes of gender and religion and of the 1832 Reform Act - New sections on 'Commerce and Empire' and 'Britain and Europe' - Several new maps and charts - A revised introduction and a more extensive conclusion - Updated note sections and bibliographies The Long Eighteenth Century is the essential text for any student seeking to understand the nuances of this absorbing period of British history."--

Great Britain --- Politics and government --- Social conditions

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The essays in this collection range across literature, aesthetics, music and art, and explore such themes as the dynamics of change in eighteenth-century aesthetics; time, modernity and the picturesque; the function of graphic ornaments in eighteenth-century texts; imaginary voyages as a literary genre; the genesis of children's literature; the Italian opera and musical theory in Frances Burney's novels; Italian and British art theories; and patterns of cultural transfers and of book circulat...

Arts --- English literature --- Italian literature --- Arts, Fine --- Arts, Occidental --- Arts, Western --- Fine arts --- Humanities --- History --- History and criticism. --- Great Britain --- Italy --- Civilization --- Arts, Primitive

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Explores loyalism as a social and political force in eighteenth and nineteenth century British colonies and former colonies.

British --- Economic conditions. --- Loyalist --- History. --- Great Britain --- History --- Politics and government --- British people --- Britishers --- Britons (British) --- Brits --- Ethnology --- Associational structures. --- Australia. --- British Isles. --- British World. --- British colonies. --- Canada. --- Eighteenth century. --- Fenianism. --- Home Rule campaigns. --- India. --- Ireland. --- Loyalism. --- New Zealand. --- Nineteenth century. --- Political identities. --- Ritual behavior. --- Scotland. --- United States. --- Loyalty.