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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459454303321

Autore

Vaninskaya Anna <1980->

Titolo

William Morris and the idea of community : romance, history and propaganda, 1880-1914 / / Anna Vaninskaya [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2010

ISBN

0-7486-5167-5

1-282-94181-X

9786612941818

0-7486-4372-9

Descrizione fisica

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

Collana

Edinburgh critical studies in Victorian culture

Disciplina

820.935509034

Soggetti

English literature - 19th century - History and criticism

English literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Communities in literature

Civilization, Modern, in literature

Civilization, Modern - 19th century

Civilization, Modern - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Romance. The romance revival -- The paradoxes of Mr Morris -- History. The Dark Ages -- The Middle Ages -- Propaganda. Socialist hybrids -- Education and association.

Sommario/riassunto

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.