Arthur Clutton-Brock

Gebundenes Buch

William Morris

Morris and the Beauty of Use

Beschreibung

Through his eclecticism, William Morris (1834-1896) was one of the most emblematic personalities of the nineteenth century. Painter, architect, poet and engineer, wielding the quill as well as the brush, he jolted Victorian society by discarding standards established by triumphant industry. His commitment to the writing of the Socialist Manifesto was the logical result of the revolution he personified in his habitat, the form of his design and the colours he used. Forerunner of twentieth-century designers, he co-founded with John Ruskin the Arts and Crafts movement. As an independent man, William Morris led the way to Art Nouveau and later Bauhaus. Through the essential body of his written and visual work, Arthur Clutton-Brock's masterwork deciphers the narrow relationship between ideals and creation, as well as between evolution and revolution.

Autor

Essayist, journalist and critic, Arthur Clutton-Brock wrote profusely on architecture, religion, art and literature; he shared common points with William Morris. Indeed, his sphere of analysis embraces architectural works such as The Cathedral Church of York: Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See, religion with The Ultimate Belief and literature with Shakespeare's Hamlet. In his various essays published partially in the Times Literary Supplement, he focuses on the position of artists in society, such as in The Artist and the Tradesman. Clutton-Brock is the true specialist of Morris, since in his analysis he was able to encompass as many aspects as Morris in his own work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Parkstone International
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 276mm x 221mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 983g
• ISBN-13: 9781646995554
• ISBN-10: 1646995554
• Artikelnr.: 75610391