Bradley J. Macdonald

William Morris and the Aesthetic Constitution of Politics

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Produktbeschreibung

William Morris's commitment to a "critical notion of beauty" led him to develop a unique and important socialist position, in which beauty, desire, pleasure, and ecological sustainability were key facets to his political vision.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 167mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9781666976045
• ISBN-10: 1666976040
• Artikelnr.: 71726359

Autorenporträt

Bradley J. Macdonald is professor in the Department of Political Science at Colorado State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to the Second Edition (2024): William Morris's Utopian Matrix:
Beauty,
Ecosocialism, and Political Action
Introduction to the First Edition (1999)
Chapter One: The Question of Cultural Politics
Chapter Two: The Great Exhibition and the Class Politics of Art
Chapter Three: Towards a Political Economy of Art: John Ruskin and the
Representation of
Labor in Aesthetic Theory
Chapter Four: Constituting the Aesthetic Self: Medievalism,
Pre-Raphaelitism, and Morris's
Early Aesthetic Education
Chapter Five: Aesthetic Theory and Political Subjectivities: Morris's
Lectures on Art
Chapter Six: The Political Theory of William Morris: Revolutionary
Socialism, Utopian
Practicalities, and the Beauty of Life
Conclusion: Morris and Western Marxism