William Morris

Broschiertes Buch

News from Nowhere and Other Writings

Beschreibung

William Morris was a dreamer with a genius for turning dreams into reality. Self-taught in 13 different crafts, some of them ancient, he became a great European pattern-designer. This volume illustrates the variety of Morris's prose, while focusing on the theme of earthly paradise.

Autor

William Morris (1834-1896) was one of the most influential thinkers and artists of his time. At Oxford, with the painter Burne-Jones, he fell under the influence of Ruskin and Rossetti. Preoccupied with the poverty of modern design he taught himself at least thirteen crafts and founded his own design firm, Morris & Co. In the late 1870s he became active in political and environmentalist matters and converted to socialism in 1883, helping to found the Socialist League a year later. Clive Wilmer read English at King's College, Cambridge. He also edited Ruskin and Rossetti for the Penguin Classics, and has translated poetry from several languages.

Produktdetails

• Penguin Classics
• Verlag: Penguin Books UK
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 41139
• Rev. Ed.
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 130mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 332g
• ISBN-13: 9780140433302
• ISBN-10: 0140433309
• Artikelnr.: 21634800