The Cambridge Companion to John Ruskin

Francis O'Gorman is the author of Worrying: A Cultural and Literary History (2015). His other recent publications include editions of Elizabeth Gaskell's Sylvia's Lovers (2014), Anthony Trollope's Framley Parsonage (co-edited with Katherine Mullin, 2014) and Ruskin's Praeterita (2012), and The Cambridge Companion to Victorian Culture (2010). He is a Professor in the School of English at the University of Leeds.

• 1. Introduction Francis O'Gorman; Part I. Places: 2. Edinburgh-London-Oxford-Coniston Keith Hanley; 3. The Alps Emma Sdegno; 4. Italy Nicholas Shrimpton; 5. France and Belgium Cynthia Gamble; Part II. Topics: 6. Art Lucy Hartley; 7. Architecture Geoffrey Tyack; 8. Politics and economics Nicholas Shrimpton; 9. Nation and class Judith Stoddart; 10. Religion Francis O'Gorman; 11. Sex and gender Sharon Aronofsky Weltman; 12. Technology Alan Davis; Part III. Authorship: 13. Ruskin and Carlyle David R. Sorensen; 14. Lecturing and public voice Dinah Birch; 15. Diary journals, correspondence, autobiography and private voice Martin Dubois; 16. Creativity Clive Wilmer; Part IV. Legacies: 17. Political legacies Stuart Eagles; 18. Cultural legacies Marcus Waithe; Guide to further reading.

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