William Morris's last romances are strikingly original stories written in his final years, but they remain relatively neglected in both Morris studies and nineteenth-century literary studies. This book provides a full-length critical account of these works and their essential role in promoting the continuing importance of Morris's ideas.
Approaching these romances through the concept of wonder, this book provides a new way of understanding their relevance to his writings on art and architecture, nature and the environment, and politics and Socialism. It establishes the integral connection between the romances and Morris's diverse cultural, social and political interests and activities, suggesting ways in which we might understand these tales as a culmination of Morris's thought and practice.
Through a comprehensive analysis of these remarkable narratives, this book makes a significant contribution to both work on William Morris and to nineteenth-century studies more generally.
| ISBN: | 9783034309301 |
| Publication date: | 11th August 2015 |
| Author: | Phillippa Bennett |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang an imprint of Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 223 pages |
| Series: | Writing and Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Social and cultural history National liberation and independence Regional / International studies Political science and theory European history Society and culture: general |
William Morris's last romances are strikingly original stories written in his final years, but they remain relatively neglected in both Morris studies and nineteenth-century literary studies. This book provides a full-length critical account of these works and their essential role in promoting the continuing importance of Morris's ideas.
Wonderlands features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Social and cultural history, National liberation and independence, Regional / International studies, Political science and theory, European history, Society and culture: general
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Wonderlands was written by Phillippa Bennett and published by Peter Lang an imprint of Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Wonderlands has 223 pages
Yes it is part of Writing and Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century series