William Morris Romantic to Revolutionary |
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| Author:
| Thompson, E. P. |
| Introduction by:
| Linebaugh, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60486-841-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2013 |
| Publisher: | PM Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $9.99 |
Book Description:
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William Morris-the great 19th-century craftsman, designer, poet and writer-remains a monumental figure whose influence resonates powerfully today. As an intellectual (and author of the seminal utopian News From Nowhere), his concern with artistic and human values led him to cross what he called the river of fire' and become a committed socialist-committed not to some theoretical formula but to the day by day struggle of working women and men in Britain and to the evolution of his ideas...
More DescriptionWilliam Morris-the great 19th-century craftsman, designer, poet and writer-remains a monumental figure whose influence resonates powerfully today. As an intellectual (and author of the seminal utopian News From Nowhere), his concern with artistic and human values led him to cross what he called the river of fire' and become a committed socialist-committed not to some theoretical formula but to the day by day struggle of working women and men in Britain and to the evolution of his ideas about art, about work and about how life should be lived.'