{"product_id":"9781848223745","title":"John Ruskin : An Idiosyncratic Dictionary Encompassing his Passions, his Delusions and his Prophecies","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Glover, Michael \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThe arts\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 31 July 2019 by Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 160 pages\u003cbr\u003e136 x 205 x 21 | 320g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Aesthete to Ziffern, Baby-Language to Verbosity, Badgers to Railway Stations: this gloriously serendipitous dictionary presents the life, times and strong opinions of John Ruskin (1819-1900) - art critic, patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, social thinker and philanthropist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Glover's delightful A-Z distills the essence of Ruskin, revealing a lighter side to the man known for his 39 volumes of ponderous prose.  When off his guard, Ruskin could write pithily and amusingly, but he was also a fascinating amalgam of self-contradictions. Combining judiciously selected extracts from Ruskin's writings with the author's wittily insightful interpretations, this book is essential reading for all those curious to know what Ruskin did with a cyanometer, why he hated iron railings and the Renaissance, and how Proust's admiration of the man was tinged with distrust.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45438367400195,"sku":"9781848223745","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781848223745.jpg?v=1731411641","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781848223745","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}