Sesame and Lillies: Three LecturesCosimo, Inc., 01/10/2006 - 192 من الصفحات As a vocal critic of art on the whole, British writer JOHN RUSKIN (1819-1900) was a profoundly influential voice upon European painting, architecture, aesthetics of the 19th and 20th centuries. This 1865 collection of three lectures-"Of Kings' Treasures," "Of Queens' Gardens," and "Of the Mysteries of Life"-offers an intimate look at his thoughts on culture and humanity's nurturing of its own education. He discusses: . the importance of "valuable books" . the nature of "a civilized country" . the necessity of educating women . advice for living a plain but noble life . and more. Students of art history will in particular find this an enlightening read. |
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... Kings ' Treasuries ; and the first Lecture is intended to show somewhat the use and preciousness of their treasures : but the two following ones have wider scope , being written in the hope of awakening the youth of Eng- 6 PREFACE .
... Kings ' Treasuries ; and the first Lecture is intended to show somewhat the use and preciousness of their treasures : but the two following ones have wider scope , being written in the hope of awakening the youth of Eng- 6 PREFACE .
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Three Lectures John Ruskin. written in the hope of awakening the youth of Eng- land , so far as my poor words might have any power with them , to take some thought of the purposes of the life into which they are entering , and the nature ...
Three Lectures John Ruskin. written in the hope of awakening the youth of Eng- land , so far as my poor words might have any power with them , to take some thought of the purposes of the life into which they are entering , and the nature ...
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... of idleness . Then , secondly , I said , you are not to be cruel . Perhaps you think there is no chance of your being so ; and indeed I hope it is not likely that you should be deliberately unkind to any creature 14 PREFACE .
... of idleness . Then , secondly , I said , you are not to be cruel . Perhaps you think there is no chance of your being so ; and indeed I hope it is not likely that you should be deliberately unkind to any creature 14 PREFACE .
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... hope that the beggar , who lies at our gates in misery , may , within gates of pearl , be comforted , but the Master , whose words are our only authority for thinking so , never Himself in- flicted disease as a biessing , nor sent away ...
... hope that the beggar , who lies at our gates in misery , may , within gates of pearl , be comforted , but the Master , whose words are our only authority for thinking so , never Himself in- flicted disease as a biessing , nor sent away ...
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عذرًا، محتوى هذه الصفحة مقيَّد.
عذرًا، محتوى هذه الصفحة مقيَّد.
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