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The Desire of My Eyes

The Life & Work of John Ruskin

Author: Wolfgang Kemp; Translated by Jan Van Heurck

The Desire of My Eyes

The Desire of My Eyes

$31.00

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This "tour de force of analysis" (Joel Agee) examines the life and work of the prolific, visionary writer, painter and critic. Kemp finds in Ruskin's life -- which spanned the same years as Queen...

Page Count
528
On Sale
08/01/1992

Book Details

This "tour de force of analysis" (Joel Agee) examines the life and work of the prolific, visionary writer, painter and critic. Kemp finds in Ruskin's life -- which spanned the same years as Queen Victoria's and thus embodied the Victorian era itself -- a faithful mirror of the history and psychological evolution of his age.

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux

ISBN

9780374523480

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“This "tour de force of analysis" examines the life and work of the prolific, visionary writer, painter and critic. Kemp finds in Ruskin's life -- which spanned the same years as Queen Victoria's and thus embodied the Victorian era itself -- a faithful mirror of the history and psychological evolution of his age” —Joel Agee

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The Desire of My Eyes

The Desire of My Eyes

$31.00