Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-05489-9 - The Cambridge Companion to John Ruskin Edited by Francis O’gorman Frontmatter More information the cambridge companion to john ruskin John Ruskin (1819–1900), one of the leading literary, aesthetic, and intellectual figures of the middle and late Victorian period, and a significant influence on writers from Tolstoy to Proust, has established his claim as a major writer of English prose. This collection of essays brings together leading experts from a wide range of disciplines to analyse his ideas in the context of his life and work. Topics include Ruskin’s Europe, architecture, technology, autobiography, art, gender, and his rich influence even in the contemporary world. This is the first multi-authored expert collection to assess the totality of Ruskin’s achievement and to open up the deep coherence of a troubled but dazzling mind. A chronol- ogy and guide to further reading contribute to the usefulness of the volume for students and scholars. francis o’gorman is a professor in the School of English at the University of Leeds and the author of Worrying: A Literary and Cultural History (2015). His other recent publications include editions of Elizabeth Gaskell’s Sylvia’s Lovers (2014), Anthony Trollope’s Framley Parsonage (co-edited with Katherine Mullin, 2014), and Ruskin’s Praeterita (2012), as well as The Cambridge Companion to Victorian Culture (2010). 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It furthers the University’s mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9781107674240 © Cambridge University Press 2015 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2015 Printed in the United Kingdom by Clays, St Ives plc A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Cambridge Companion to John Ruskin / edited by Francis O’Gorman. pages cm. – (Cambridge Companions to literature) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-107-05489-9 (hardback) – isbn 978-1-107-67424-0 (paperback) 1. Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 – Criticism and interpretation. 2. Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 – Appreciation. 3. Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 – Influence. 4. Ruskin, John, 1819–1900. 5. Authors, English – 19th century – Biography. I. O’Gorman, Francis, editor. II. Title: Companion to John Ruskin. pr5264.c36 2015 828’.809–dc23 2015021266 isbn 978-1-107-05489-9 Hardback isbn 978-1-107-67424-0 Paperback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-05489-9 - The Cambridge Companion to John Ruskin Edited by Francis O’gorman Frontmatter More information For Stephen Wildman Director and Curator Ruskin Library and Research Centre University of Lancaster UK With gratitude © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-05489-9 - The Cambridge Companion to John Ruskin Edited by Francis O’gorman Frontmatter More information © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-05489-9 - The Cambridge Companion to John Ruskin Edited by Francis O’gorman Frontmatter More information CONTENTS List of illustrations ix Notes on contributors xi Acknowledgements xiv Note on the principal contents of the Library Edition xv Chronology xvii List of abbreviations xxiii 1 Introduction 1 francis o’gorman part i places 2 Edinburgh–London–Oxford–Coniston 17 keith hanley 3 The Alps 32 emma sdegno 4 Italy 49 nicholas shrimpton 5 France and Belgium 66 cynthia gamble part ii topics 6 Art 83 lucy hartley 7 Architecture 100 geoffrey tyack vii © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-05489-9 - The Cambridge Companion to John Ruskin Edited by Francis O’gorman Frontmatter More information contents 8 Politics and economics 116 nicholas shrimpton 9 Nation and class 130 judith stoddart 10 Religion 144 francis o’gorman 11 Sexuality and gender 157 sharon aronofsky weltman 12 Technology 170 alan davis part iii authorship 13 Ruskin and Carlyle 189 david r. sorensen 14 Lecturing and public voice 202 dinah birch 15 Diary journals, correspondence, autobiography, and private voice 216 martin dubois 16 Creativity 230 clive wilmer part iv legacies 17 Political legacies 249 stuart eagles 18 Cultural legacies 263 marcus waithe Guide to further reading 279 Index 286 viii © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-05489-9 - The Cambridge Companion to John Ruskin Edited by Francis O’gorman Frontmatter More information ILLUSTRATIONS 1. John Ruskin, Glacier des Bois, Chamonix,c.1856. RF, Ruskin Library, Lancaster University. Reproduced with permission. 36 2. John Ruskin, The Gates of the Hills, detail from The Pass of St Gothard near Faido, Switzerland, after J. M. W. Turner, 1855. Watercolour on paper. CGSG00105: Collection of the Guild of St George, Museums Sheffield. Reproduced with permission. 39 3. John Ruskin, Church at Dijon, 1833. Reproduced courtesy of Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Lakeland Arts Trust, Kendal, Cumbria. 69 4. J. M. W. Turner, Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon coming on), 1840. Oil on canvas, 90.8 × 122.6cm, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Henry Lillie Pierce Fund, 99.22. Reproduced with permission. 85 5. Fra Angelico, Ancilla Domini. vii. Frontispiece. Engraving by W. Holl. Library Edition, vii. frontispiece. Reproduced by kind permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library. 94 6. John Ruskin after Tintoretto, Advanced Naturalism. Library Edition,v.398. Reproduced by kind permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library. 95 7. John Ruskin, Decoration by Disks, Palazzo dei Badoari Partecipazzi. Library Edition, ix.288. Reproduced by kind permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library. 105 8. Benjamin Woodward, The Oxford Museum, 1858. Library Edition, xvi.216. Reproduced by kind permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library. 108 9. Comparison of engravings of J. M. W. Turner’s By the Brook-side (Richmond from the Moors, made for Turner’s England and Wales series of engravings) by J. C. Armytage under Ruskin’s supervision (above), and by J. T. Willmore ix © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-05489-9 - The Cambridge Companion to John Ruskin Edited by Francis O’gorman Frontmatter More information list of illustrations under Turner’s supervision (below). Library Edition, vii.128. (Image: Alan Davis.) 179 10. Wood engraving after Frederick Sandys’s Until Her Death, Good Words, 1863 (above), with enlarged detail (below). (Image: Alan Davis.) 183 11. The Last Furrow. Library Edition, xxii.352. (Image: Alan Davis.) 185 12. John Ruskin, The Vine: Free, and in Service, 1853, from The Stones of Venice II. Plate VI, Library Edition x.115. Reproduced by kind permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library. 235 13. David and Lida Cardozo Kindersley, The Ruskin Gallery, green slate, painted and gilded. Collection of the Guild of St George, Museums Sheffield, 1985. Reproduced with permission. 268 x © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-05489-9 - The Cambridge Companion to John Ruskin Edited by Francis O’gorman Frontmatter More information CONTRIBUTORS dinah birch is Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Professor of English Literature at Liverpool University. Her publications include Ruskin’s Myths (1988) and Ruskin on Turner (1990), together with a selected edition of Fors Clavigera (2000) and John Ruskin: Selected Writings (2004). Her study of nineteenth-century educational ideals, Our Victorian Education, appeared in 2008. She is General Editor of the Oxford Companion to English Literature (7th edn, 2009). alan davis is editor of The Ruskin Review and Bulletin and Honorary Visiting Researcher at the Ruskin Library and Research Centre (Lancaster University), with a special interest in Ruskin, Turner, and printmaking. He has curated exhibitions