William Morris

The Collected Works of William Morris

With Introductions by His Daughter May Morris

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 24-volume set, published 1910-15, reveals the development and scope of a Victorian polymath's literary, aesthetic and political passions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 465g
• ISBN-13: 9781108051187
• ISBN-10: 1108051189
• Artikelnr.: 37452934

Autorenporträt

William Morris (1834 - 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, novelist, translator, and socialist activist. Associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement, he was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he played a significant role in propagating the early socialist movement in Britain.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
May: The story of Cupid and Psyche
The writing on the image
June: The love of Alcestis
The lady of the land
July: The son of Croesus
The watching of the falcon
August: Pygmalion and the image
Ogier the Dane.