Against the age : an introduction to William Morris / / Peter Faulkner

• Autore: Faulkner Peter
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 p.)
• Disciplina: 821/.8
• Soggetto topico: Authors, English - 19th century; Socialists - Great Britain; Designers - Great Britain
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: "First published in 1980 by George Allen & Unwin"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Against the Age""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 Early Life and Poetry, 1835-59""; ""2 The Firm and Poetry, 1860-70""; ""3 Iceland and Kelmscott Manor, 1871-7""; ""4 Into Politics, 1877-82""; ""5 Socialism, 1883-90""; ""6 The Last Stage, 1890-6""; ""Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""Suggested Reading""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Against the age
• ISBN: 0-415-67827-7; 0-203-80772-3; 1-136-66380-0; 1-136-66381-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452650203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Revivals