For John Ruskin, reading is useless without the moral grounding necessary for accurate, thoughtful understanding. Proust began to read Ruskin in 1897, when he gave up work on his novel, Jean Santeuil. Instead of a place in It was also the first anthology of Ruskin’s writings that I read, and I thought it absolutely wonderful, in so far as it showed us the extraordinary range of the man, which would be much more difficult to find and to fully appreciate if you were simply reading through Ruskin’s own works in 4o volumes…. Instead of a garden of delight, he finds a sort of assize-court, in perpetual session. Shop now. We have new and used copies available, in 2 editions - starting at $9.67. Buy On Reading Ruskin by Marcel Proust, Jean Autret (Translator), Phillip J Wolfe (Translator) online at Alibris. It was considered a classic nineteenth-century controversial statement on the roles of men and women, but the main focus of the talk actually lies in the importance of books and the rewards of reading. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for On Reading Ruskin by Marcel Proust (1989, Trade Paperback, Reprint) at the best online prices at eBay! As he states in Fors, Letter 67, “Intellectual before,—(much more without)—moral education is, in completeness, impossible; and in incompleteness, a calamity” (28:655). Using a number of Ruskin’s best quotes, this initial offering outlines the site’s history and goals. Proust demonstrates, on Ruskin and on us, that in reading we discover our own mind as much as an author's. Free shipping for many products! During these years, reading Ruskin and then translating Ruskin from English into French became his major literary activity. The preface to one of his Ruskin translations became a second original so miraculous that it was eventually published separately as On Reading (public library). Proust never met Ruskin but Ruskin’s works inspired Proust to write. It was published in 1865 and attracted wide attention at the time. After this, it would be ten years before he began making notes for À la recherche du temps perdu. In particular, Proust admired Ruskin, and in translating Ruskin's works into French, he provided copious annotations about the relationship between the writer and his … Word Count: 1703. ON READING RUSKIN by Marcel Proust Translated and edited by Jean Autret, William Burford and Phillip Wylie (Yale University Press: $11.95 , illustrated) He also ferrets out the pervasive intellectual sin of idolatry. By reading great authors, Proust contends, we not only learn of great ideas, but are enriched by the fruits of the world's most inspirational minds. 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