The Desire of My Eyes: The Life & Work of John RuskinFarrar, Straus and Giroux, 1 d’ag. 1992 - 528 pàgines This "tour de force of analysis" (Joel Agee) examines the life and work of the prolific, visionary writer, painter and critic. Kemp finds in Ruskin's life -- which spanned the same years as Queen Victoria's and thus embodied the Victorian era itself -- a faithful mirror of the history and psychological evolution of his age. |
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The Desire of My Eyes: The Life and Work of John Ruskin Wolfgang Kemp Previsualització limitada - 1990 |
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