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Walking with Ruskin
Robert Cording
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Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
In his poem, "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell," William Blake hypothesized that "If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite." Of course, Blake's "doors of perception" are both hard to clean and even harder to keep clean. For John Ruskin, the famous 19th century art and social critic, seeing demanded a scientist's respect for fact, but also a love for what was being seen. These poems ask us to attend, with devotion and care, to a world which will always remain a mystery, but a mystery in which ... Read more
In his poem, "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell," William Blake hypothesized that "If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite." Of course, Blake's "doors of perception" are both hard to clean and even harder to keep clean. For John Ruskin, the famous 19th century art and social critic, seeing demanded a scientist's respect for fact, but also a love for what was being seen. These poems ask us to attend, with devotion and care, to a world which will always remain a mystery, but a mystery in which ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
CavanKerry Press United States
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
Number of Pages
116
Place of Publication
Fort Lee, United States
ISBN
9781933880211
SKU
V9781933880211
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