Question

What is the emphasis placed by Ruskin on accuracy?

Answer 1

Ruskin emphasised on accuracy by pointing out that the entire difference between  education and non education consists in accuracy. Ruskin says a well educated  gentleman may not know many languages – may not be able to speak any but his  own – may have read very few books. But whatever language he knows, he knows  precisely, whatever word he pronounces, he pronounces rightly etc, Ruskin points  out that one may chose to read all the books in the British museum and may remain  an utterly illiterate, uneducated person but that if one read ten pages of a good  book, letter by letter, i.e., with real accuracy that truly is rewarding.