The Collected Letters of William Morris, Volume III

The Collected Letters of William Morris, Volume III
Author: William Morris
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 604
Release: 2014-07-14
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1400864232

These volumes bring to a close the only comprehensive edition of the surviving correspondence of William Morris (1834-1896), a protean figure who exerted a major influence as poet, craftsman, master printer, and designer. Volumes III and IV, taken together, give in detail the comments and observations that articulate his problematic political and artistic stands and equally problematic position within the aesthetic movement as it developed in the 1890s. Most eloquently voiced also are the complexities of his troubled marriage and his devotion to his epileptic daughter, Jenny, and his other daughter, May. But dominating all these themes, organizing and structuring them, are the Kelmscott Press and the building of Morris's important library of medieval manuscripts and early printed books. The letters record the way in which the Press becomes not only the center of Morris's aesthetic ambitions and achievements but also the site for his closest human relations and for much of his connecting with the makers of early modernism. The letters in Volumes III and IV are thoroughly annotated, and through texts and notes provide a new assessment of Morris's career. Included also, as appendices to Volume IV, are two important documents: the first, never before published, is F. S. Ellis's Valuation List of Morris's library, made after Morris's death, and the second, never before reprinted, is the text of what was to be Morris's final essay on socialism, published in April 1896. Originally published in 1995. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

The Work of William Morris

The Work of William Morris
Author: Paul Thompson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1991
Genre: Design
ISBN:

Paul Thompson's study of Morris's many-sided genius has been widely commended as the best short account available. Now in its third edition, containing a new and expanded selection of illustrations in both black and white and colour, it has been extensively revised to take into account the ways in which Morris's concerns anticipate those of present-day feminists, environmentalists, and educationalists.

The Earthly Paradise by William Morris

The Earthly Paradise by William Morris
Author: William Morris
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 850
Release: 2014-01-09
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1317777409

This annotated critical edition is the first attempt to make Morris's 42,000-word verse sequence accessible to a modern audience.

A Bibliography of William Morris

A Bibliography of William Morris
Author: Eugene D. LeMire
Publisher: British Library
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2006
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

Provides an account of William Morris' writings. This bibliography focuses not only to what those writings are and when or by whom they were issued, but also to the ways by which they reached the public.

Arthurian Writers

Arthurian Writers
Author: Laura Lambdin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2007-11-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0313346836

King Arthur is perhaps the central figure of the medieval world, and the lore of Camelot has captivated literary imaginations from the Middle Ages to the present. Included in this volume are extended entries on more than 30 writers who incorporate Arthurian legend in their works. Arranged chronologically, the entries trace the pervasive influence of Arthurian lore on world literature across time. Entries are written by expert contributors and discuss such writers as Geoffrey of Monmouth, Boccaccio, Chaucer, Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, and Margaret Atwood. Each entry provides biographical information, a discussion of the author's use of Arthurian legend and contribution to the Arthurian literary tradition, and a bibliography of primary and secondary material. The volume begins with an introductory overview and concludes with suggestions for further reading. The central figure of the medieval world, King Arthur has captivated literary imaginations from the Middle Ages to the present. This book includes extended entries on more than 30 writers in the Arthurian tradition. Arranged chronologically and written by expert contributors, the entries trace the pervasive influence of Arthurian legend from the Middle Ages to the present. Each entry provides biographical information, a discussion of the writer's use of Arthurian legend and contribution to the Arthurian literary tradition, and a bibliography of primary and secondary material. The volume begins with an introductory overview and closes with a discussion of Arthurian lore in art, along with suggestions for further reading. Students will gain a better understanding of the Middle Ages and the lasting significance of the medieval world on contemporary culture.

The Routledge Companion to William Morris

The Routledge Companion to William Morris
Author: Florence S. Boos
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 597
Release: 2020-10-29
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1351859013

William Morris (1834–96) was an English poet, decorative artist, translator, romance writer, book designer, preservationist, socialist theorist, and political activist, whose admirers have been drawn to the sheer intensity of his artistic endeavors and efforts to live up to radical ideals of social justice. This Companion draws together historical and critical responses to the impressive range of Morris’s multi-faceted life and activities: his homes, travels, family, business practices, decorative artwork, poetry, fantasy romances, translations, political activism, eco-socialism, and book collecting and design. Each chapter provides valuable historical and literary background information, reviews relevant opinions on its subject from the late-nineteenth century to the present, and offers new approaches to important aspects of its topic. Morris’s eclectic methodology and the perennial relevance of his insights and practice make this an essential handbook for those interested in art history, poetry, translation, literature, book design, environmentalism, political activism, and Victorian and utopian studies.

Victorian Urban Settings

Victorian Urban Settings
Author: Debra N. Mancoff
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2013-10-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1136516654

This volume of 13 original interdisciplinary essays surveys the relationship of Victorian works and the urban experience that shaped them. Each essay addresses how the selection or rejection of an urban setting provide the context for a representative product of Victorian art or culture.

The Child Writer from Austen to Woolf

The Child Writer from Austen to Woolf
Author: Christine Alexander
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2005-06-16
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780521812931

A collection of essays on the juvenilia of famous authors including Austen, the Brontës, George Eliot and Virginia Woolf.