The Victorian Morality of Art an Analysis of Ruskin's Esthetic
Hardcover
1932 · New York
by Ladd, Henry
New York: Ray Long & Richard Smith, Inc, 1932. Hardcover. VG with dustjacket remnants. Black cloth. xi, 418 pp. errata sheet bound in. Contents as follows: The truth and beauty of art. Eighteenth century traditions ; Ruskin and tradition ; New theories for a new public ; The case for truth ; The complex traditions of beauty ; The problem of beauty -- Morals and imagination. Nature and God ; The roots of beauty ; Imagination ; The morality of picture making ; Style ; Esthetic respectability -- "High seriousness". The moral conflict ; Ruskin's contributions ; Conclusion. (Inventory #: 100280)