The Darkening Glass. a Portrait of Ruskin’S Genius

Presents a picture of the mind of Ruskin, its genius, sickness and sanity. Also presents how his life shaped what he wrote and demonstrates the chaos and order of his life and his work. Contents Illustrations Preface Art I. Nature, Truth, and Turner II. Mountain Gloom and Mountain Glory Architecture III. A Gothic Eden IV. Windows of Agate V. Venice: Stones and Touchstones Society VI. My Father's House VII. Dives and Lazarus VIII. No Wealth But Life Wilderness IX. Unstable as Water X. The Night Cometh Peace XI. The Past Recaptured Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index