{"product_id":"william-morris-artist-writer-socialist-paperback-9781108054614","title":"William Morris; Artist, Writer, Socialist (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108054614","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWilliam Morris\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eArtist, Writer, Socialist\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis two-volume work, first published in 1936, illuminates the artistic, literary and political passions of a Victorian polymath.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMay Morris (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108054614, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 October 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e690 pages, 4 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.9 cm, 1 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA tireless champion of her father William, and a gifted designer and craftswoman in her own right, Mary (May) Morris (1862–1938) had a unique insight into his extraordinary career and creativity. It was she who undertook the exacting task of editing the twenty-four volumes of her father's collected works (also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection). In 1936, towards the end of her life, she published this supplementary two-volume work, which includes further writings and sympathetic commentary, revealing 'the development of a mind which was singularly of one piece, however many-sided'. Volume 1 addresses William Morris' artistic and literary achievements. It contains May's introductory remarks and chapters of analysis, nearly fifty miscellaneous pieces by Morris on arts and crafts, items of verse juvenilia, several poems of the Earthly Paradise period, two translations from Icelandic, and several letters.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. The Art of William Morris: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The spring-time of the firm\u003cbr\u003e 2. Morris as a designer\u003cbr\u003e 3. Morris and his circle\u003cbr\u003e 4. Morris as an inspiration\u003cbr\u003e 5. Arts and crafts\u003cbr\u003e Papers chiefly on art and the crafts\u003cbr\u003e Part II. William Morris as a Writer: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Experiment\u003cbr\u003e 2. Dramatic verse\u003cbr\u003e 3. Narrative poetry\u003cbr\u003e 4. Love Is Enough\u003cbr\u003e 5. The influence of the north\u003cbr\u003e 6. Later years\u003cbr\u003e Juvenilia\u003cbr\u003e Poems of the 'Earthly Paradise' period\u003cbr\u003e From the Icelandic\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The arts: general issues [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The arts: general issues\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20arts:%20general%20issues%20%5BAB%5D%22\"\u003eAB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005078884632,"sku":"9781108054614","price":48.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108054614i_1a640b12-af51-4089-957f-dfbe2ebff25d.jpg?v=1696747202","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/william-morris-artist-writer-socialist-paperback-9781108054614","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}