John Ruskin overturned Victorian society's ideas about art and architecture, arguing that ancient buildings must be conserved for their deep, mystical links with the past and that creative design is essential - not for financial gain, but to communicate eternal human truths.

Czytamy w oryginale ! Światowa literatura w wersji dwujęzycznej. Według Metody Edukacyjnego Czytania Ilyi Franka. Ucz się angielskiego czytając ciekawe książki! Dużo Anglików dorastało z tą wspaniałą bajką, napisaną w 1841 roku przez Johna Ruskina o pięknej górzystej Styrii w Austrii. W tradycyjny sposób przedstawia trzech braci, najstarszych jako bezbożnych i samolubnych i najmłodszego Glucka o czystym sercu. Tak naprawdę Gluck oznacza „szczęście” ...

Demonstrating the strength of love over evil, this fantasy fable is a classic children's story and has been brought to life by Arthur Rackham's illustrations. First written in 1841, John Ruskin penned this classic Victorian tale for young Effie Gray. The thrilling adventure story is a triumph of English literature. An epic saga with many twists and turns, The King of the Golden River offers explanations for natural parts of life and encourages children to be curious and inquisitive. Arthur Rackham produced beautiful illustrations for the fairy tale ...

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In all probability the greatest Victorian critic of art and society, John Ruskin had an enormous influence on his age and our own, and like so many Victorians of the age, he had astonishing energy. While carrying on a voluminous correspondence with the intellectual luminaries of his day, he published poetry, children's literature, and books and essays on geology, botany, church politics, political economy, painting, sculpture, literature, architecture, art education, myth, and aesthetics. A great and successful propagandist for the arts, he did much both ...

Ce livre offre une splendide description de l’architecture de Venise avec quelques belles envolées poétiques très bien traduites par Mathilde Crémieux. Un merveilleux guide d’une ville, avec des informations intéressantes et des références de premier ordre. ll n’est pas étonnant que ce livre ait été un ouvrage de référence pendant longtemps.

The book, The Eagle's Nest; Ten Lectures on the Relation of Natural Science to Art, Given Before the University of Oxford, in Lent Term, 1872 , has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

King of the Golden River is, in equal parts, a fairy tale, a fable, an origin myth, and a parable. A lovely story about the power of love and kindness it is sure to delight readers of all ages. This edition is complete and unabridged featuring all of the original illustrations from two printings, and selections from several others. 

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