William Morris and the Uses of Violence, 1856–1890

AvIngrid Hanson

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

‘William Morris and the Uses of Violence, 1856–1890’ combines a close reading of Morris’s work with historical and philosophical analysis in order to argue, contrary to prevailing critical opinion, that his writings demonstrate an enduring commitment to an ideal of violent battle. The work examines Morris’s representations of violence in relation to the wider cultural preoccupations and political movements with which they intersect, including medievalism, Teutonism, and the visionary, fractured socialism of the ‘fin de siècle’.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-11-01
Mått:153 x 229 x 26 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series
Antal sidor:252
Förlag:Anthem Press
ISBN:9781783083350

Utforska kategorier

Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Ingrid Hanson is a lecturer in nineteenth-century literature at the University of Hull.

Recensioner i media

‘Hanson’s work is certainly intriguing, bespeaks a careful study of a range of Morris texts, and has a refreshingly unexpected way into texts about which the critical consensus may have been too quick to form.’ —John Plotz, ‘Pre-Raphaelite Studies’

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements; Introduction: Warriors Waiting for the Word; Chapter One: The Early Romances and the Transformative Touch of Violence; Chapter Two: Knightly Women and the Imagination of Battle in ‘The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems ‘; Chapter Three: ‘Sigurd the Volsung’ and the Parameters of Manliness; Chapter Four: Crossing the River of Violence: The Germanic Antiwars and the Uncivilized Uses of Work and Play; Chapter Five: ‘All for the Cause’: Fellowship, Sacrifice and Fruitful War; Afterword: ‘Hopeful Strife and Blameless Peace’; Notes; Bibliography; Index