Unto This Last

Name: Unto This Last
Author: John Ruskin

by John Ruskin

Essays on political economy and social justice arguing for humane economic principles

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John Ruskin

British art critic and social thinker whose Modern Painters and The Stones of Venice transformed how the Victorians saw art and architecture. His social criticism in Unto This Last attacked Victorian capitalism's human cost with passionate intensity. He influenced Tolstoy, Gandhi, and the Arts and Crafts movement.

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Modern PaintersFive-volume aesthetic philosophy arguing painters reveal truth through perception and color
The Stones of VeniceHistorical and aesthetic study of Venetian architecture revealing beauty and social meaning
The Seven Lamps of ArchitectureTreatise on architecture defending principles of structural integrity and artistic beauty
Sesame and LiliesEssays on education and feminine virtue exploring women's roles in civilized society