Ruskin

[ ruhs-kin ]

noun

1. John, 1819–1900, English author, art critic, and social reformer.

Ruskin

/ ˈrʌskɪn /

noun

1. RuskinJohn18191900MEnglishARTS AND CRAFTS: criticSOCIAL SCIENCE: social reformer John . 1819–1900, English art critic and social reformer. He was a champion of the Gothic Revival and the Pre-Raphaelites and saw a close connection between art and morality. From about 1860 he argued vigorously for social and economic planning. His works include Modern Painters (1843–60), The Stones of Venice (1851–53), Unto this Last (1862), Time and Tide (1867), and Fors Clavigera (1871–84)

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• Rus·kini·an Rus·kine·an adjective

Example Sentences

I only speak of him as having had as strong an influence upon later thought as Ruskin had upon his.

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One may be illustrated by guide-books; the other by the descriptions of Stevenson or Ruskin.

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Could you include all the main topics that Ruskin has included, and by a change in proportion keep the essay on the subject?

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What is a very common method with Ruskin of connecting paragraphs?

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In the following description by Ruskin, the method appears and reappears.

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