William Morris [[electronic resource] /] / Arthur Clutton-Brock

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462420403321
• Autore: Clutton-Brock A (Arthur), <1868-1924.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Parkstone, 2007
• ISBN: 1-283-95768-X; 1-78042-989-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Collana: Temporis collection
• Disciplina: 709.2
• Soggetti: Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; The Early Years, A Promising Future; Childhood and Youth; The Influence of Rossetti; The Founding of the Firm; Morris as a Romantic Poet; A Flowering Career; The Revival of Arts and Crafts; The Sagas and "Sigurd"; Morris as a Socialist; Maturity and Assertion; The Prose Romances and Later Poems; Later Years and Character; The Ideas of William Morris; Bibliography; List of Illustrations
• Sommario/riassunto: Considered one of the most prominent actors of the Victorian era, William Morris (1843-1896) was a poet, artist, designer, and editor, and did not hesitate to express his socialist political views, which at the time were frowned upon by the estalishment. His encounters with Rossetti and Burne-Jones, as well as his religious studies, made him a man of manifold talents. From this mixture of genres, William Morris would go on to construct a remarkable career, applying his ideas through various enterprises he established under the name of the "William Morris Companies," revolutionizing both interi