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Publisher
Yale University Press for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
"In this book, Caroline Arscott explores particular aspects of the paintings of Edward Burne-Jones and the designs of William Morris and concludes that there are close interconnections in theme, allusion, and formal strategy between the works of the two men. She suggests that themes of bodily pain, desire and appetite are central to their vision. Through careful readings of Burne-Jones's painting and Morris's designs for printed wallpapers and textiles,...
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
©1967.
Language
English
Description
On May 24, 1834, was born one of the most influential, enigmatic and memorable of Victorians: William Morris, poet, designer, socialist. Considered so much a part of Victorian life, only now are his genius and vision finding fulfillment in our own turbulent era. As Allan Temko observes in his Foreword, "It has been in America that his vision of a new physical order of civilization has come closest to fulfillment." Here, in his long-awaited, definitive...
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