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Introduction; 1. Ruskin, Morris and the (un)assertive eyes; 2. 'Gaps onthe mind's shelves': Ruskin's theory of the grotesque; 3. 'The seed ofthe flower': photography and Pre-Raphaelitism; 4. 'Where he cannot see,he will not venture far': the critical reception of The Defence ofGuenevere; 5. The optical agency of 'Rapunzel'; 6. The politics ofsight: The Defence of Guenevere and the optical determinants ofmedieval topography; 7. Coda: through yellow lenses; Notes;Bibliography; Index.