Victorian · Art and social criticism
The Stones of Venice
by John Ruskin. A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by John Ruskin, centered on art, labor, industrial society; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.
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- Date
- 1851–1853
- Origin
- England
- Era
- Victorian
- Genre
- Art and social criticism
- Canon tier
- Expanded canon
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by John Ruskin, centered on art, labor, industrial society; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.
This work is included on the basis of full-canon expansion: traditional, modern, revised, and genre canons. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.