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A Joy For Ever (and Its Price in the Market)

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A Joy For Ever (and Its Price in the Market)

John Ruskin

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Manchester threw a great art exhibition in 1857 and invited John Ruskin to celebrate; he lectured them on economics instead. These talks on the discovery, application, accumulation, and distribution of art argue that a nation's treasures need wise spending, patient training, and public care. Political economy with a painter's eye. Ask what beauty costs, and who pays.

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22 chapters

  1. 1"A JOY FOR EVER";
  2. 2TWO LECTURES ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ART,
  3. 3JOHN RUSKIN, LL.D.,
  4. 4LONDON: GEORGE ALLEN, 156, CHARING CROSS ROAD. 1904.
  5. 5PREFACE TO THE RE-ISSUE OF 1880.
  6. 6PREFACE TO THE 1857 EDITION.
  7. 7CONTENTS.
  8. 8"A JOY FOR EVER."
  9. 9LECTURE I.
  10. 10THE DISCOVERY AND APPLICATION OF ART.
  11. 11LECTURE II.
  12. 12THE ACCUMULATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ART.
  13. 13ADDENDA
  14. 14SUPPLEMENTARY ADDITIONAL PAPERS.
  15. 15EDUCATION IN ART.
  16. 16REMARKS ADDRESSED
  17. 17TO THE MANSFIELD ART NIGHT CLASS
  18. 18SOCIAL POLICY

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