Against the age : an introduction to William Morris / Peter Faulkner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faulkner, Peter, author.

Series:

Routledge Revivals

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Morris, William, 1834-1896.

Morris, William.

Authors, English--19th century--Biography.

Authors, English.

Socialists--Great Britain--Biography.

Socialists.

Designers--Great Britain--Biography.

Designers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Students new to the work of William Morris will find the full range of his achievements covered in this reissue of Peter Faulkner's excellent biography, first published in 1980. 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. The emphasis is on his continuous struggle against the age in which he lived, seen as an idealism which went through various stages from the wistfulness

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Against the Age""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""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""; ""Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""Suggested Reading""; ""Index""

Notes:

"First published in 1980 by George Allen & Unwin"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed September 05, 2013).

ISBN:

0-415-67827-7

0-203-80772-3

1-136-66380-0

1-136-66381-9

OCLC:

856868779