John Ruskin's Correspondence with Joan Severn

Sense and Nonsense Letters

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

This book is a collection of selected letters from the correspondence between John Ruskin and his cousin Joan (Agnew Ruskin) Severn. It explores the roles she occupied in Ruskin's life and home, comparing their epistolary relationship with those Ruskin shared with other.

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Utgivningsdatum:2008-09-01
Mått:170 x 247 x 33 mm
Vikt:560 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:312
Förlag:Maney Publishing
ISBN:9781905981908

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edited by Rachel Dickinson

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...if we cant make sense of Ruskins mind, we can at least take a significant step closer to understanding the sense and nonsense letters with this book.' -- Friends of Ruskin's Brantwood Newsletter Friends of Ruskin's Brantwood Newsletter

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 1. Relational Roles: 'A Joanie to manage everything for me' 2. The Evolution of Baby-Talk: 'If ve'ed nevy learnt baby tawk' 3. Ruskin and Girls: 'Like a itie wee schoolgirl' 4. Letters 1864–88: Notes on Editorial Practice