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| − | '''John Ruskin''' (February 8, 1819 – January 20, 1900) was an artist, author and poet during the Victorian era. Born and raised in [[London]], he was an only child who was [[ | + | '''John Ruskin''' (February 8, 1819 – January 20, 1900) was an artist, author and poet during the Victorian era. Born and raised in [[London]], he was an only child who was [[homeschooled|homeschooling]]. He began a passion for poetry, earning him the Newdigate prize at the University of Oxford. Ruskin had an enormous influence on nineteenth-century [[English]] culture. He published [[poetry]], [[child]]ren's fantasy, and [[book]]s and essays on [[geology]], botany, [[church]] [[politics]], political [[economy]], painting, sculpture, literature, architecture, [[art]] [[education]], myth, and aesthetics. <ref>http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/ruskin/pm/intro.html</ref> |
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John Ruskin (February 8, 1819 – January 20, 1900) was an artist, author and poet during the Victorian era. Born and raised in London, he was an only child who was homeschooling. He began a passion for poetry, earning him the Newdigate prize at the University of Oxford. Ruskin had an enormous influence on nineteenth-century English culture. He published poetry, children's fantasy, and books and essays on geology, botany, church politics, political economy, painting, sculpture, literature, architecture, art education, myth, and aesthetics. [1]