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. |
من داخل الكتاب
الصفحة 7
... possible , this movement among them , in true alliance with whatever trustworthy element of help they can find in the higher classes . After these paragraphs , let me ask you to read , by the fiery light of recent events , the fable at ...
... possible , this movement among them , in true alliance with whatever trustworthy element of help they can find in the higher classes . After these paragraphs , let me ask you to read , by the fiery light of recent events , the fable at ...
الصفحة 9
... possible subjects , and that , if you care to behave with modesty or propriety , you had better be silent about it . VIII . The second thing which you may make sure of is , that however good you may be , you have faults ; that however ...
... possible subjects , and that , if you care to behave with modesty or propriety , you had better be silent about it . VIII . The second thing which you may make sure of is , that however good you may be , you have faults ; that however ...
الصفحة 13
... possible , and how to make little , nice : coaxing and tempting them into tidy and pretty ways , and pleading for well - folded table - cloths , however coarse , and for a flower or two out of the garden to strew on them . If you manage ...
... possible , and how to make little , nice : coaxing and tempting them into tidy and pretty ways , and pleading for well - folded table - cloths , however coarse , and for a flower or two out of the garden to strew on them . If you manage ...
الصفحة 47
عذرًا، محتوى هذه الصفحة مقيَّد.
عذرًا، محتوى هذه الصفحة مقيَّد.
الصفحة 57
عذرًا، محتوى هذه الصفحة مقيَّد.
عذرًا، محتوى هذه الصفحة مقيَّد.
عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
Alps beauty believe better bishop black bat bread character Christian cloud Coriolanus corn laws creature deceased desire despise Domrémy dress duty earth England English evil faith false fancy feel flowers garden gate girl give Greek Greek alphabet Gustave Doré habit hand happy harebell heart heaven honor hope human instinct Joan of Arc kind King Lear kings labor lady least lecture less lives look Lucerne means Milton mind mystery nation nature ness never noble once Othello Pall Mall Gazette passion peace perhaps person pleasant pleasure Redgauntlet religious respect rightly sensation Shakespeare sheep look soul speak strange strength suppose sure talk teach tell thing thought thousand tion Titian true truth turb vanity vulgar wisdom wise wisest woman women words workhouse wrong youth