LIGHT AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE EMPIRE: A COMPARISION BETWEEN THE ROLE OF PROPHECY IN J. M. TURNER AND JOHN RUSKIN
In this essy I contrast Tuner's view of the artist Ruskin's theory of modern painting. Ruskin shares Tuner's vision of nature as a book in which we may read the word of God. In contrast to Turner, however, Ruskin interepts natural catastrophes as an emanation of divine grace. Whereas...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
1998
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Literature and theology
Year: 1998, Volume: 12, Issue: 4, Pages: 390-406 |
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| Summary: | In this essy I contrast Tuner's view of the artist Ruskin's theory of modern painting. Ruskin shares Tuner's vision of nature as a book in which we may read the word of God. In contrast to Turner, however, Ruskin interepts natural catastrophes as an emanation of divine grace. Whereas Turner belongs to Gnostic tradition according to which a demiurge sits at he root of life, Ruskin's lumen naturalis graciously communicates to man how should conduct conduct himself. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/12.4.390 |