Project Gutenberg 2010-01-22 Public domain in the USA. 204 Ruskin, John 1819 1900 Ruskin, J. (John) Beever, Susanna 1805 1893 Frondes Agrestes: Readings in 'Modern Painters' Etext produced by Paul Murray, Chandra Friend and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net HTML file produced by David Widger "Frondes Agrestes: Readings in 'Modern Painters'" by John Ruskin is a collection of selected readings drawn from Ruskin's own earlier work, "Modern Painters," and was compiled with the assistance of a close friend in the early 20th century. The text offers insights and discussions on art, nature, and beauty, reflecting the author's evolving thoughts and the principles of aesthetics, framed within the context of the natural world. The overall theme centers on the intrinsic relationship between art, human experience, and nature's beauty. The opening of this collection sets the stage with a preface that conveys Ruskin's rationale for revisiting his earlier writings. He explains his decision to present certain passages that resonated with his friend, believing that these selections would also be meaningful to broader audiences. He articulates his views on art and imagination, emphasizing the importance of savoring the beauty of nature and understanding the deeper truths that art can convey. The focus is on the nature of beauty, art's purpose, and the qualities that elevate taste, setting a philosophical tone for the explorations that follow in the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Art Painting N Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Art Category: Philosophy & Ethics 255394 2025-07-12T14:35:05.298980 text/html 253676 2021-01-06T01:40:56 text/html 177834 2025-07-12T14:35:11.853924 application/epub+zip 179699 2025-07-12T14:35:08.588968 application/epub+zip 156767 2025-07-12T14:35:07.381004 application/epub+zip 351451 2025-07-12T14:35:14.349967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333132 2025-07-12T14:35:11.081955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260577 2022-09-14T09:46:35.637511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225786 2025-07-12T14:35:04.959990 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 225480 2021-01-06T01:40:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 225477 2021-01-06T01:40:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21608 2025-07-12T14:35:14.480928 application/rdf+xml 16797 2025-07-12T14:35:07.874951 image/jpeg 3811 2025-07-12T14:35:07.626969 image/jpeg 89157 2021-01-06T01:40:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 92718 2021-01-06T01:40:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 89129 2021-01-06T01:40:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 173885 2025-07-12T14:35:05.318992 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