Against The Age (Routledge Revivals): An Introduction to William Morris - Softcover

Faulkner, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415678277 ISBN 13: 9780415678278

Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

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 of The Earthly Paradise through the practical activities of the firm of Morris & Company to the socialism of Morris's later years. The book quotes freely from writings by Morris not easily accessible at present and gives an overall account from which the student can develop his specialist interests. This reissue will appeal to sixth-formers and undergraduates interested in the Victorian period, as seen through one of its most striking personalities.

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Review:

'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

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0415678277
• ISBN 13: 9780415678278
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 218