Clutton-Brock William Morris

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-78042-989-2
Verlag: Parkstone-International
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet/DL/kein Kopierschutz

E-Book, Englisch, 255 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clutton-Brock, Arthur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;5
2;Introduction;7
3;The Early Years, A Promising Future;27
3.1;Childhood and Youth;27
3.2;The Influence of Rossetti;43
3.3;The Founding of the Firm;56
3.4;Morris as a Romantic Poet;78
4;A Flowering Career;97
4.1;The Revival of Arts and Crafts;97
4.2;The Sagas and “Sigurd”;116
4.3;Morris as a Socialist;134
5;Maturity and Assertion;175
5.1;The Prose Romances and Later Poems;175
5.2;Later Years and Character;194
5.3;The Ideas of William Morris;209
6;Bibliography;253
7;List of Illustrations;254