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OverviewThe first edition of John Ruskin's The Seven Lamps of Architecture is one of the most extraordinary books ever produced. Confronted with the task of explaining the complex and mysterious nature of medieval art, Ruskin produced a concept volume of Gothic art and architecture that embodied the principles it described. In this arresting re-appraisal of Ruskin's great architectural books, Robert Brownell reveals the deep, esoteric roots of Ruskin's philosophy. The Seven Lamps of Architecture and The Stones of Venice contain dark and hidden meanings in their fabric, structure and language that remain unrecognised by most readers. Their occult wisdom not only demonstrates Ruskin's understanding of the subtle visual and intellectual beauties of Gothic art, and the pagan cosmos on which it was based, but also reveals the true John Ruskin. The popular myth of Ruskin as the archetypal Victorian patriarch has persistently clouded interpretation of his ideas, introducing spurious psycho-social motives based on a misunderstood scandal. The Ruskin that emerges from A Torch at Midnight is quite different: heretical in religion, radical in politics, subversive in economics and relentless in the pursuit of truth and meaning. Faced with establishment suspicion of heresy in any sphere, he disguised his controversial ideas by drawing on a literary tradition going back through Goethe, Spenser and Dante to ancient Greece. A Torch at Midnight explores in detail the development of Ruskin's ideas and his presentation of them in his books. By demonstrating the visual and intellectual beauties of true design, Ruskin's aim was to intrigue and fascinate his readers to enlightenment. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert BrownellPublisher: Pallas Athene Publishers Imprint: Pallas Athene Publishers ISBN: 9781843681427ISBN 10: 1843681420 Pages: 500 Publication Date: 28 October 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationRobert Brownell is the author of Marriage of Inconvenience, an account of Ruskin's brief marriage to Euphemia Gray, and The Contemporary Reviews of John Ruskin's The Seven Lamps of Architecture, a collection of reviews of Ruskin's sensational, polemic and allusive essay on architecture. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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