The Reliability of John Ruskin's Praeterita as a Sound Basis for Biographers

Author

Vera E. Thomas, Fort Hays Kansas State College

Department

English

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Abstract

To evaluate the reliability of Praeterita as a sound basis for biographers is the purpose of this investigation. The method of research employed was to examine Praeterita, study other available evidence concerning the period of Ruskin's life covered in the autobiography, then to compare the evidence accumulated with Ruskin's own account. Three principal influences in Ruskin's life were investigated: his relationship with his parents, his marriage to Euphemia Gray, and his infatuation for Rosa La Touche.

Keywords

John Ruskin (1819-1900), English literature, Art critics, Autobiographies, Authors, Philosophers--England--Biography

Advisor

Dr. Roberta C. Stout

Date of Award

Spring 1967

Document Type

Thesis - campus only access

DOI

10.58809/NTWJ8174

Recommended Citation

Thomas, Vera E., "The Reliability of John Ruskin's Praeterita as a Sound Basis for Biographers" (1967). Master's Theses. 1098.
DOI: 10.58809/NTWJ8174
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/1098

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