Against the Age (Routledge Revivals) - An Introduction to William Morris

Zusatztext 'a relevant and succinct introduction to Morris's work' -Peter Faulkner 'Faulkner's lucid style, coupled with the chronological structure of the book, makes it easily accessible as an introductory reader' -Peter Faulkner Informationen zum Autor Peter Faulkner Zusammenfassung Students new to the work of William Morris will find the full range of his achievements covered here. The author has carefully placed Morris in the context of the Victorian age, but has also suggested the relevance of his ideas today. The six chapters are organised biographically and cover all aspects of Morris’s work in poetry, fiction, design and socialist politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Early Life and Poetry, 1835-59 2. The Firm and Poetry, 1860-70 3. Iceland and Kelmscott Manor, 1871-7 4. Into Politics, 1877-82 5. Socialism, 1883-90 6. The Last Stage, 1890-6

Product details

• Authors: Peter Faulkner, Faulkner Peter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.06.2011
• EAN: 9780415676014
• ISBN: 978-0-415-67601-4
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, English, ART / History / General, DESIGN / History & Criticism, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Art, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, history of design, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Biography: historical, political and military, Individual designers, Individual designers or design groups, DESIGN / Individual Designers