William Morris: Romantic to Revolutionary (Spectre)
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (742 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1604862432 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 848 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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This biographical study is a window into 19th-century British society and the life of William Morris—the great craftsman, architect, designer, poet, and writer—who remains a monumental and influential figure to this day. While both the British Labor Movement and the Marxists have venerated Morris, this legacy of his life proves that many of his ideas did not accord with the dominant reforming tendencies, providing a unique perspective on Morris scholarship.. This account chronicles how his concern with artistic and human values led him to cross what he called the “river of fire” and become a committed socialist—committed not only to the theory of socialism but also to the practice of it in the day-to-day struggle of working women and men in Victorian England
“Two impressive figures, William Morris as subject and E. P. Thompson as author, are conjoined in this immense biographical-historical-critical study.” —Peter Stansky, New York Times
A highwayscribery "Book Report" "History has remembered the kings and warriors because they destroyed; Art has remembered the people because they created."William MorrisWilliam Morris sits atop the house of history like a weathervane turning against the prevailing winds rather than with them.One of the earliest British socialists, he abhorred modernity. An entrepreneurial spirit of manifold passions, he preferred the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.To the manor born (183A highwayscribery "Book Report" Stephen Siciliano "History has remembered the kings and warriors because they destroyed; Art has remembered the people because they created."William MorrisWilliam Morris sits atop the house of history like a weathervane turning against the prevailing winds rather than with them.One of the earliest British socialists, he abhorred modernity. An entrepreneurial spirit of manifold passions, he preferred the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.To the manor born (1834), cultivated as an effete poet with other rich and eccentric boys (Edward Burne-Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti)of the "Pre-Ra. ), cultivated as an effete poet with other rich and eccentric boys (Edward Burne-Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti)of the "Pre-Ra. Ralph Blumenau said A monumental study of a great socialist idealist. Roughly two-thirds of the book's main text (76"A monumental study of a great socialist idealist" according to Ralph Blumenau. Roughly two-thirds of the book's main text (762 pages) are devoted to the last thirteen years of Morris' life, with 210 pages - a quarter of the book - given to a massively detailed account of the six and a half years from 188A monumental study of a great socialist idealist Ralph Blumenau Roughly two-thirds of the book's main text (762 pages) are devoted to the last thirteen years of Morris' life, with 210 pages - a quarter of the book - given to a massively detailed account of the six and a half years from 1884 to 1890 in which Morris was involved with the Socialist League.Before that he had been preoccupied with other things - with the Firm he had established in 1861 to produce craft-produced furniture, tapestry, stained glass, tiles, and all manner of household articles. He had written about the philosophy behind this work: his disgust with ma. to 1890 in which Morris was involved with the Socialist League.Before that he had been preoccupied with other things - with the Firm he had established in 1861 to produce craft-produced furniture, tapestry, stained glass, tiles, and all manner of household articles. He had written about the philosophy behind this work: his disgust with ma. pages) are devoted to the last thirteen years of Morris' life, with "A monumental study of a great socialist idealist" according to Ralph Blumenau. Roughly two-thirds of the book's main text (762 pages) are devoted to the last thirteen years of Morris' life, with 210 pages - a quarter of the book - given to a massively detailed account of the six and a half years from 188A monumental study of a great socialist idealist Ralph Blumenau Roughly two-thirds of the book's main text (762 pages) are devoted to the last thirteen years of Morris' life, with 210 pages - a quarter of the book - given to a massively detailed account of the six and a half years from 1884 to 1890 in which Morris was involved with the Socialist League.Before that he had been preoccupied with other things - with the Firm he had established in 1861 to produce craft-produced furniture, tapestry, stained glass, tiles, and all manner of household articles. He had written about the philosophy behind this work: his disgust with ma. to 1890 in which Morris was involved with the Socialist League.Before that he had been preoccupied with other things - with the Firm he had established in 1861 to produce craft-produced furniture, tapestry, stained glass, tiles, and all manner of household articles. He had written about the philosophy behind this work: his disgust with ma. 10 pages - a quarter of the book - given to a massively detailed account of the six and a half years from 188A monumental study of a great socialist idealist Ralph Blumenau Roughly two-thirds of the book's main text (762 pages) are devoted to the last thirteen years of Morris' life, with 210 pages - a quarter of the book - given to a massively detailed account of the six and a half years from 1884 to 1890 in which Morris was involved with the Socialist League.Before that he had been preoccupied with other things - with the Firm he had established in 1861 to produce craft-produced furniture, tapestry, stained glass, tiles, and all manner of household articles. He had written about the philosophy behind this work: his disgust with ma. to 1890 in which Morris was involved with the Socialist League.Before that he had been preoccupied with other things - with the Firm he had established in 1861 to produce craft-produced furniture, tapestry, stained glass, tiles, and all manner of household articles. He had written about the philosophy behind this work: his disgust with ma. A Warehouse of Information on Morris, His Life, and His Work To chronicle the life of William Morris, his biographer, E.P. Thompson, purposely reminds the reader that the English Romantic period in literature strongly influenced Morris, from his childhood on. Tracing the steps of Morris' formal education, he documents how Morris was deeply affected by his studies of medieval art and literature and deeply influenced by the writings of both Carlyle and Ruskin, influences that had repercussions for the direction of Morris's artistic and political life.Thompson worked from a treasure trove of material: letters, public documen