After Ruskin: The Social And Political Legacies Of A Victorian Prophet, 1870-1920 Hardcover

Stuart Eagles

After Ruskin explores the intellectual influence of the pre-eminent Victorian art and social critic, John Ruskin (1819-1900). It explains how he inspired leading activists and thinkers to help reform Britain's social and political culture between 1870 and 1920. They promoted Ruskin's message in some of the key institutions and organizations responsible for forging the progressive spirit of the period: Ruskin's Guild of St. George, societies formed in his name, the university settlements, and the Labour Party. Tracing their development, and assessing their significance, Stuart Eagles describes the nature and extent of Ruskin's legacy. A study based on extensive archival research, this is the first comprehensive survey of the social and political influence of a man revered by many as a prophet.

9780199602414

English

Oxford University Press

22 Mar 2011

318

Stuart Eagles was born in Reading and studied English at the University of Lancaster, where he wrote a Master's dissertation on Dickens, Ruskin, and Victorian Political Economy. He completed a D.Phil on Ruskin's social and political legacy in Britain at The Queen's College, University of Oxford, and is now writing a monograph on Ruskin's influence in Russia. He is the Secretary of the Guild of St. George, editor of its journal, The Companion, and the charitys webmaster. A distinguished member of the Ruskin Seminar, University of Lancaster, he is a member of the advisory board of the Ruskin Review and Bulletin.