Project Gutenberg 2006-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 170 Ruskin, John 1819 1900 Ruskin, J. (John) A Joy For Ever (and Its Price in the Market) Produced by Chuck Greif, Paul Murray and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Joy For Ever" (and Its Price in the Market) by John Ruskin is a treatise on the political economy of art, written in the mid-19th century. The work is based on two lectures delivered in Manchester in 1857, where Ruskin reflects on the relationship between art, wealth, and societal values. He delves into the idea that true art should bring lasting joy and examines the impact of economic practices on both the creation and appreciation of art. At the start of this work, Ruskin discusses the historically changing perceptions of wealth and poverty, contrasting past philosophies that revered poverty with contemporary attitudes that honor wealth. He introduces the fundamental economic principle that a nation's labor can provide for both essential needs and artistic treasures, advocating for a balanced respect for both beauty and utility. Ruskin emphasizes the importance of ethical governance in the application of labor, urging readers to recognize the responsibility that comes with wealth and to understand how political economy can shape societal values toward art. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Art N Text Art Category: Art Category: Philosophy & Ethics 422886 2025-07-08T11:19:56.960756 text/html 416931 2006-11-30T17:22:24 text/html 234984 2025-07-08T11:20:07.354775 application/epub+zip 238323 2025-07-08T11:20:01.069756 application/epub+zip 217580 2025-07-08T11:19:59.394737 application/epub+zip 482437 2025-07-08T11:20:11.727650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424638 2025-07-08T11:20:05.854680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392267 2022-09-09T12:11:53.299376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349439 2025-07-08T11:19:55.983726 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 349273 2006-11-30T17:22:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 349279 2006-11-30T17:22:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20847 2025-07-08T11:20:11.867635 application/rdf+xml 17811 2025-07-08T11:19:59.921741 image/jpeg 3968 2025-07-08T11:19:59.657719 image/jpeg 131853 2006-11-30T17:22:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 142536 2006-11-30T17:22:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 131804 2006-11-30T17:22:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 221814 2025-07-08T11:19:56.991708 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia