| William Morris 2 Volume Set: Artist, Writer, Socialist Contributor(s): Morris, May (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108054633 ISBN-13: 9781108054638 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $135.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - General |
| Dewey: 709 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture |
| Physical Information: 3.3" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (4.45 lbs) 1394 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A 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, containing introductory remarks and analysis, nearly fifty miscellaneous pieces on arts and crafts, and several unpublished poems, translations and letters. Volume 2 addresses Morris' political aims and ideals, opening with George Bernard Shaw's essay 'Morris as I Knew Him' and containing May's substantial assessment of her father's socialism. |