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Seven Lanterns of Architecture
In 1849, Ruskin wrote "The Seven Lamps of Architecture". It was an era of crazy pursuit of mechanization, industrial mass production, efficiency, and speed. Because of the economy, everyone rushed towards a world that Ruskin saw as collapse. Against this background, Ruskin's pursuit and desire for Gothic architecture became a deeply influential idea at the time. The book analyzes Gothic architecture from different aspects and proposes seven lights of architecture, including dedication, truth, po
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For Those Who Came Last (Foreign Language Research Press Bilingual Reading Library)
John Ruskin, the author of "For the Last", uses sharp writing in this book to tear apart the hypocrisy of the basic principles of political economy during the heyday of the capitalist free market in Britain in the 19th century, making its evil nature obvious to the world. The book criticizes the market economics of the British Industrial Revolution and paints a moral blueprint that contrasts sharply with it, discusses how businesses and society should operate, and advocates social reform.
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