The Works of John Ruskin 39 Volume Paperback Set: The Works of .

The Works of John Ruskin 39 Volume Paperback Set: The Works of John Ruskin Volume 20: Lectures on Art and Aratra Pentelici (Cambridge Library Collection - Works of John Ruskin)John Ruskin\nCambridge University Press\nPaperback\nUnused and unread, minor cosmetic imperfections such as scuffing or minor creasing. Stamped 'damaged' by publisher to a non-text page.\nEAN: 9781108008686\nPublished: 11/10/2010\nLanguage: English\nThe influence of John Ruskin (1819\u00C3\u00A2\u00E2\u201A\u00AC\u00E2\u20AC\u01531900), both on his own time and on artistic and social developments in the twentieth century, cannot be over-stated. He changed Victorian perceptions of art, and was the main influence behind 'Gothic revival' architecture. As a social critic, he argued for the improvement of the condition of the poor, and against the increasing mechanisation of work in factories, which he believed was dull and soul-destroying. The thirty-nine volumes of the Library Edition of his works, published bet.