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Loading... William Morris By Himself: Designs and Writingsby William Morris, Gillian Naylor, Gillian Naylor
![]() None No current Talk conversations about this book. ![]() A comprehensive and thought-provoking collection of the designs and writings of William Morris, the most influential designer of the last 100 years. Through his own work and in his own words, the book traces the progress of William Morris, pre-Raphaelite poet and architectural student into designer, writer and pioneer socialist. His youthful enthusiasms for the Middle Ages and Gothic architecture fired him with the conviction that he must dedicate his life to 'Art'. Later letters written to friends explain how in the industrialised nineteenth century Morris become preoccupied with the loss of traditional skills and pride in work and during the last ten years of his life he became increasingly involved in political agitation, and his stories, poems and lectures all reflect his commitment to the socialist cause and his ideals for art and society. Other extracts from his letters and poems reveal more intimate aspects of Morris's life and personality, reflecting the despair and isolation he felt over the breakdown of his marriage and his reliance on the friends who helped him through his personal crisis. 'William Morris by Himself' is a tribute to an exceptional man, whose work and reputation have survived for more than a century, and conveys something of the man that he was, as well as his achievements. no reviews | add a review
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This text gathers together the writings and designs of one of the most influential British designers of the last 100 years. Through his own work and in his own words, the book follows the progress of William Morris, Pre-Raphaelite poet and architectural student, to designer, writer and pioneer socialist. No library descriptions found. |
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![]() GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)709.2The arts Modified subdivisions of the arts History, geographic treatment, biography Biography (artists not limited to a specific form)LC ClassificationRatingAverage:![]()
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