The Cambridge companion to William Morris
In his short life, William Morris (1834-96) combined the roles of poet, author, painter, designer, translator, lecturer, political activist, journalist, weaver, bookmaker, and businessman. This volume draws together influential voices from different disciplines who have participated in the recent cr...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cambridge University Press
2024
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Morris, William
> Criticism and interpretation
> Political and social views
> Homes and haunts
> Art and literature
> Arts and crafts movement
> ART / Prints
> DES013000
> Drucke und Druckgrafik
> Englisch
> English
> HISTORY / Social History
> LIT024040
> Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900
> Literaturwissenschaft: 1800 bis 1900
> Malerei und Gemälde
> Painting & paintings
> Prints & printmaking
> Social & cultural history
> Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte
> Textile artworks
> Textilkunst
> Aufsatzsammlung
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| Zusammenfassung: | In his short life, William Morris (1834-96) combined the roles of poet, author, painter, designer, translator, lecturer, political activist, journalist, weaver, bookmaker, and businessman. This volume draws together influential voices from different disciplines who have participated in the recent critical, political, and curatorial revival of his work, with essays exploring the contemporary resonance of his exceptional legacy. As a critic of capitalism, his thinking has thrived in these years of financial crisis; as a theorist of work and craftsmanship, his legacy interacts with a more recent ethics of making that questions the values of 'off-shored' production; and as a protector of landscape and buildings Morris's concern with what is precious strikes a chord in our age of environmental crisis. At the same time, a careful and scholarly approach observes the particularity of Morris's context, in a way that confounds the 'false friends' of hasty historical reception and reveals unexpected connections |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xxvii, 324 Seiten Illustrationen, 1 Karte |
| ISBN: | 9781108832175 978-1-108-83217-5 9781108940634 978-1-108-94063-4 |