Ruskin
John, 1819–1900, English author, art critic, and social reformer.
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- Rus·kin·i·an, Rus·kin·e·an, adjective
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How to use Ruskin in a sentence
I only speak of him as having had as strong an influence upon later thought as Ruskin had upon his.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierOne may be illustrated by guide-books; the other by the descriptions of Stevenson or Ruskin.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterCould you include all the main topics that Ruskin has included, and by a change in proportion keep the essay on the subject?
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterWhat is a very common method with Ruskin of connecting paragraphs?
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterIn the following description by Ruskin, the method appears and reappears.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
British Dictionary definitions for Ruskin
/ (ˈrʌskɪn) /
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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