William Morris and the idea of community : romance, history and propaganda, 1880-1914 / Anna Vaninskaya.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vaninskaya, Anna, 1980-

Series:

Edinburgh critical studies in Victorian culture.

Edinburgh critical studies in Victorian culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Morris, William, 1834-1896.

Morris, William.

English literature--19th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

English literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Communities in literature.

Civilization, Modern, in literature.

Civilization, Modern--19th century.

Civilization, Modern.

Civilization, Modern--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 232 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The great polymath William Morris and his contemporaries and followers - from H. Rider Haggard to H. G. Wells - are the focus of this study. Anna Vaninskaya draws widely on primary sources to explore the many ways Victorians and Edwardians talked about community and modernity.

Contents:

Romance. The romance revival

The paradoxes of Mr Morris

History. The Dark Ages

The Middle Ages

Propaganda. Socialist hybrids

Education and association.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7486-5167-5

1-282-94181-X

9786612941818

0-7486-4372-9

OCLC:

694729204

Publisher Number:

9786612941818