The Cambridge Companion to William Morris (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108832175)

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.

Author: Marcus Waithe
ISBN-10: 1108832172
ISBN-13: 9781108832175
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/08/2024
Pages: 358
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 0.90d