Victorian Art
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Ruskin and the Archetypes
This article briefly explores Ruskin's use of archetypal imagery in 'The King of the Golden River.'
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The King of the Golden River-Ruskin's Narrative as Word Painting
The short article explores Ruskin's narrative process in the text, 'The King of the Golden River.'
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Ruskin and Nature in 'The King of the Golden River'
The third of a multi-part series, this article looks at Ruskin's construction of nature in 'The King of the Golden River.'
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John Ruskin's 'The King of the Golden River' Part II
The second of a mulit-part series, this article compares the work of Turner and Ruskin.
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John Ruskin's 'The King of the Golden River'
The first of a montly series, this article explores some of the issues surrounding Ruskin's 'The King of the Golden River,' a fairy tale written for a little girl, who would later become his wife.
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William Morris Part II
The second of a two part series, this article includes examples of Morris’s most popular works.
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William Morris
The first of a two part series, this article offers an introduction to William Morris's work.
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St Joseph's, Highgate
This article explores the history of St Joseph's church in Highgate in London, which was built during renewed suspicion towards Catholics in England.
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DG Rossetti: A Brief Biography
DG Rossetti was one of the artistic geniuses of the nineteenth century. This article briefly explores the life of this extraordinary personality.
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Charles Dickens's 'Dombey and Son' Part V
The final of a multi-part series, this article summarises some of the issues raised in Charles Dickens's 'Dombey and Son.'
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Charles Dickens's 'Dombey and Son' Part IV
The fourth of the series, this article explores Dickens's representation of the railway and Victorian suburbanisation in the text.
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Charles Dickens's 'Dombey and Son' Part III
The third of a multi-part series, this article continues the thematic study of Charles Dickens's 'Dombey and Son', specifically the symbolism surrounding the death of Paul.
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Charles Dickens's 'Dombey and Son' Part II
the second of a multi-part series, this article explores the theme of economics within the text.
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Charles Dickens's 'Dombey and Son'
This series of articles will explore the themes of 'Dombey and Son' by Charles Dickens.
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George Eliot's 'The Mill on the Floss'
This article takes a look at some of the underlying themes of the novel.
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Jane Austen's Heroine, Anne Elliot: A Daughter to her Husband
I will be taking a brief look at Jane Austen's 'Persuasion' and setting it against Gilbert and Gyubar's essay, 'Jane Austen's Cover Story'.
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St Stephen's, Hampstead, by Samuel Sanders Teulon
St Stephen's Church, in Northwest London, represents a bygone era of architectural heritage. This article briefly looks at the building of the church and the architect, Samuel Sanders Teulon.
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The Aesthetic Dress Movement, Part II
This section examines the Rational Dress Society and its 1883 Exhibition.
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The Aesthetic Dress Movement, Part I
This article looks at the Aesthetic Dress movement,which helped to define modern fashion.
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John Ruskin and Architectural Truth: Part II
This the second of two articles which examine Ruskin's architectural theories.
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John Ruskin and Architectural Truth: Part I
This article looks at John Ruskin's architectural beliefs.
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Westminster Cathedral
This article takes a look at Westminster Cathedral, in Central London.
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William Holman Hunt's 'The Awakening Conscience'
The last of a two-part series, this short article looks at Holman Hunt's canonical work.
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Holman Hunt's The Awakening Conscience
This essay briefly explores the representation of woman in Holman Hunt's 'The Awakening Conscience'.
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Rossetti's 'The Girlhood of the Virgin Mary', Part II
The second in a two part series, this article discusses Rossetti's work, 'The Girlhood of Virgin Mary.'
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DG Rossetti's 'The Girlhood of the Virgin Mary'
This two-piece article looks at DG Rossetti's representation of the Virgin Mary.
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William Blake's 'Songs of Experience' and 'Songs of Innocence'
This article forms a comparative study on Blake's 'The Songs of Experience' and 'The Songs of Innocence'.
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John Constable's 'Salisbury Cathedral'
This article will attempt to place John Constable's 'Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows' within the context of Romanticism.
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AWN Pugin and Architectural Truth
This short article explores the work of AWN Pugin at Ramsgate, Kent.
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All Saint's Margaret Street: An Example of Early Gothic Revival
This article takes a brief architectural look at All Saint's Church, Margaret Street, London.
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The Oxford Museum: An Architectural Discourse
The article looks at the architectural style of the Oxford Museum.
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William Morris's Typefaces
This article takes a look at the various forms of typeface William Morris used at his Kelmscott Press.
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A Victorian Home: The Linely Sambourne House Museum
This article explores the Linely Sambourne House Museum in London, England. It is one of the few surviving complete Victorian interiors.
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Windus's 'Too Late' and Rossetti's 'Found': The Fallen Woman
Explores the representation of the Fallen Woman in Windus's 'Too Late' and Rossetti's 'Found'.
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The Nocturnes: Quintessentially Whistler
Explores the work of James Abbot Mc Neill Whistler.
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Arthur Rackham's World: An Exercise in Imagination
Explores the style of the illustrator, Arthur Rackham.
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