William Morris and the uses of violence, 1856-1890 / / Ingrid Hanson [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Hanson Ingrid
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Anthem Press, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxi, 230 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 821/.8
• Soggetto topico: Violence in literature
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: Warriors waiting for the word -- The early romances and the transformative touch of violence -- Knightly women and the imagination of battle in the defence of Guenevere, and other poems -- Sigurd the Volsung and the parameters of manliness -- Crossing the river of violence: the Germanic antiwars and the uncivilized uses of work and play -- All for the cause: fellowship, sacrifice and fruitful war -- Afterword: Hopeful strife and blameless peace.
• Sommario/riassunto: ‘William Morris and the Uses of Violence, 1856–1890’ combines a close reading of Morris’s work with historical and philosophical analysis in order to argue, contrary to prevailing critical opinion, that his writings demonstrate an enduring commitment to an ideal of violent battle. The work examines Morris’s representations of violence in relation to the wider cultural preoccupations and political movements with which they intersect, including medievalism, Teutonism, and the visionary, fractured socialism of the ‘fin de siècle’.
• Altri titoli varianti: William Morris & the Uses of Violence, 1856-1890
• Titolo autorizzato: William Morris and the uses of violence, 1856-1890
• ISBN: 0-85728-323-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462371803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series