Morris, William 1834-1896

Overview

Works:	3,692 works in 12,092 publications in 6 languages and 187,612 library holdings
Genres:	Biography History Poetry Criticism, interpretation, etc Biographies Fiction Romances Fantasy fiction, English Fantasy fiction Art
Subject Headings:	Authors, English Designers Socialists
Roles:	Author, Printer, Translator, Illustrator, Editor, Other, Artist, Lyricist, Honoree, Librettist, Dedicatee, Type designer, Former owner, Author of introduction, Recipient, Collector, Engraver, Adapter, Creator
Classifications:	PR5083, 821.8

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about William Morris

William Morris : his life, work, and friends by Philip Henderson( Book )
William Morris : romantic to revolutionary by E. P Thompson( Book )
The life of William Morris by J. W Mackail( Book )
William Morris : a life for our time by Fiona MacCarthy( Book )
William Morris as designer by Raymond Watkinson( Book )

The work of William Morris by Paul Thompson( Book )
American book design and William Morris by Susan Otis Thompson( Book )
Redesigning the world : William Morris, the 1880s, and the Arts and Crafts by Peter Stansky( Book )
Camelot in the nineteenth century : Arthurian characters in the poems of Tennyson, Arnold, Morris, and Swinburne by Laura C Lambdin( Book )
Reclaiming William Morris : Englishness, sublimity, and the rhetoric of dissent by Michelle Weinroth( Book )
William Morris and the idea of community : romance, history and propaganda, 1880-1914 by Anna Vaninskaya( Book )
Writing on the image : reading William Morris by David Latham( Book )
Arts & crafts movement by Oscar Lovell Triggs( Book )
William Morris by A Clutton-Brock( Book )
Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair by William Morris( Book )
William Morris and the uses of violence, 1856-1890 by Ingrid Hanson( Book )
The defence of Guenevere, and other poems by William Morris( Book )
How the writings of William Morris shaped the literary style of Tennyson, Swinburne, Gissing, and Yeats : Barthesian re-writings based on the pleasure of distorting repetition by Eleonora Sasso( Book )
The collected letters of William Morris / 1885-1888 by William Morris( Book )
William Morris by A Clutton-Brock( )

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Most widely held works by William Morris

News from nowhere; or, An epoch of rest: being some chapters from a utopian romance by William Morris( Book )

289 editions published between 1890 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,421 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"News from Nowhere (1890) is the most famous work of one of the greatest British writers and thinkers, William Morris. It is a utopian picture of a future communist society, drawing on the work of Ruskin and Marx and written in response to what Morris saw as soulless and mechanical visions of socialism. In this work of his last years, Morris distilled many of his leading ideas on politics, art and society, imagining a world in which capitalism has been abolished by a workers' revolution and nature and society have become beautiful habitations for humanity. In an era that has seen the collapse of state socialism, Morris's damning critique of this conception, and his positing of a powerful alternative, are compelling reasons for paying attention to this classic of British socialism."--Jacket

The wood beyond the world by William Morris( Book )

104 editions published between 1892 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,166 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A groundbreaking fantasy novel, The Wood Beyond the World tells the story of a young man, Golden Walter, who finds himself in a strange and frightening world after being abandoned by his wife and lost at sea. The novel takes the form of Walter's quest for the visionary Maid that he sees at the beginning of his journey, and takes him from his failed marriage through temptation to fulfillment. Set in Morris's imaginative recreation of a medieval world, the novel is full of vivid imagery and surprising emotional realism

The defence of Guenevere, and other poems by William Morris( Book )

125 editions published between 1858 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,106 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The first volume of Pre-Raphaelite?poetry to be published, Morris' 1858?The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems?contains dark and somber verses characteristic of the style. Not?received?well by critics, the volume discouraged Morris from publishing his poetry again for some time

The story of Sigurd the Volsung and the fall of the Niblungs by William Morris( Book )

113 editions published between 1876 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 1,039 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An epic poem, telling the tragic story of the Norse hero Sigmund, his son Sigurd (the equivalent of Siegfried in the Nibelungenlied and Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung) and Sigurd's wife Gudrun. The plot is largely based on the Volsunga Saga and the corresponding poems of the Elder Edda. -- Wikipedia

Volsunga saga : the story of the Volsungs and Niblungs by Eiríkr Magnússon( Book )

62 editions published between 1870 and 1971 in 3 languages and held by 835 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The life and death of Jason : a poem by William Morris( Book )

87 editions published between 1867 and 2014 in English and held by 752 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

William Morris was born in Walthamstow, London on 24th March 1834 he is regarded today as a foremost poet, writer, textile designer, artist and libertarian. Morris began to publish poetry and short stories in 1856 through the Oxford and Cambridge Magazine which he founded with his friends and financed while at university. His first volume, in 1858, The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems, was the first published book of Pre-Raphaelite poetry. Due to its luke warm reception he was discouraged from poetry writing for a number of years. His return to poetry was with the great success of The Life and Death of Jason in 1867, which was followed by The Earthly Paradise, themed around a group of medieval wanderers searching for a land of everlasting life; after much disillusion, they discover a surviving colony of Greeks with whom they exchange stories. In the collection are retellings of Icelandic sagas. From then until his Socialist period Morris's fascination with the ancient Germanic and Norse peoples dominated his writing being the first to translate many of the Icelandic sagas into English; the epic retelling of the story of Sigurd the Volsung being his favourite. In 1884 he founded the Socialist League but with the rise of the Anarachists in the party he left it in 1890. In 1891 he founded the Kelmscott Press publishing limited edition illuminated style books. His design for The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer is a masterpiece. Morris was quietly approached with an offer of the Poet Laureateship after the death of Tennyson in 1892, but declined. William Morris died at age 62 on 3rd October 1896 in London. Here we present The Life And Death Of Jason

A dream of John Ball ; and, A king's lesson by William Morris( Book )

117 editions published between 1884 and 2012 in English and German and held by 738 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This early work by William Morris was originally published in 1886 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. William Morris was born in London, England in 1834. Arguably best known as a textile designer, he founded a design partnership which deeply influenced the decoration of churches and homes during the early 20th century. However, he is also considered an important Romantic writer and pioneer of the modern fantasy genre, being a direct influence on authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien. As well as fiction, Morris penned poetry and essays. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork

Hopes and fears for art by William Morris( Book )

82 editions published between 1882 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 679 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

William Morris was born in Walthamstow, London on 24th March 1834 he is regarded today as a foremost poet, writer, textile designer, artist and libertarian. Morris began to publish poetry and short stories in 1856 through the Oxford and Cambridge Magazine which he founded with his friends and financed while at university. His first volume, in 1858, The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems, was the first published book of Pre-Raphaelite poetry. Due to its luke warm reception he was discouraged from poetry writing for a number of years. His return to poetry was with the great success of The Life and Death of Jason in 1867, which was followed by The Earthly Paradise, themed around a group of medieval wanderers searching for a land of everlasting life; after much disillusion, they discover a surviving colony of Greeks with whom they exchange stories. In the collection are retellings of Icelandic sagas. From then until his Socialist period Morris's fascination with the ancient Germanic and Norse peoples dominated his writing being the first to translate many of the Icelandic sagas into English; the epic retelling of the story of Sigurd the Volsung being his favourite. In 1884 he founded the Socialist League but with the rise of the Anarachists in the party he left it in 1890. In 1891 he founded the Kelmscott Press publishing limited edition illuminated style books. His design for The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer is a masterpiece. Morris was quietly approached with an offer of the Poet Laureateship after the death of Tennyson in 1892, but declined. William Morris died at age 62 on 3rd October 1896 in London. Here we present Hopes and Fears for Art

The Volsunga saga by Eiríkr Magnússon( Book )

50 editions published between 1870 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 671 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This 1907 volume contains The Volsunga Saga translated from the Icelandic into English. It is one of the many translations of the Norse legends published by William Morris and Eiríkr Magnússon

A tale of the house of the Wolfings and all the kindreds of the mark by William Morris( Book )

98 editions published between 1889 and 2017 in English and German and held by 597 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Written on the rectos of 186 leaves, with numerous revisions and corrections by the author throughout

The water of the Wondrous isles by William Morris( Book )

64 editions published between 1897 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 590 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Plot: "Stolen as a child and raised in the wood of Evilshaw as servant to a witch, Birdalone ultimately escapes in her captress's magical boat, in which she travels to a succession of strange and wonderful islands. Among these is the Isle of Increase Unsought, an island cursed with boundless production, which Morris intended as a parallel of contemporary Britain and a vehicle for his socialistic beliefs. Equally radical, during much of the first quarter of the novel, Birdalone is naked, a highly unusual detail in Victorian fiction. She is occasionally assisted out of jams by Habundia, her lookalike fairy godmother. She encounters three maidens who are held prisoner by another witch. They await deliverance by their lovers, the three paladins of the Castle of the Quest. Birdalone is clad by the maidens and seeks out their heroes, and the story goes into high gear as they set out to rescue the women. Ultimately, one lady is reunited with her knight, another finds a new love when her knight is killed, and the last is left to mourn as her champion throws her over for Birdalone."--Wikipedia

The well at the world's end by William Morris( Book )

69 editions published between 1892 and 2017 in English and Dutch and held by 288 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After King Peter of Upmeads agrees that all but his youngest son, Ralph, may go forth to seek adventure, Ralph secretly makes his way to Wulstead, where he learns about the Well at the World's End and begins a journey in search of it

Signs of change : seven lectures delivered on various occasions by William Morris( Book )

57 editions published between 1888 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 240 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

How we live and how we might live -- Whigs, democrats, and socialists -- Feudal England -- The hopes of civilization -- The aims of art -- Useful work versus useless toil -- Dawn of a new epoch

Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair by William Morris( Book )

38 editions published between 1895 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 147 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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The earthly paradise; a poem by William Morris( Book )

45 editions published between 1867 and 2013 in English and Japanese and held by 135 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Manuscript volume containing drafts of poems included in William Morris's The Earthly Paradise, as well as several poems that were not included and had not been published in Morris's lifetime. This includes a first draft of his prologue to Earthly Paradise, estimated by collector and friend Charles Fairfax Murray as being written two years earlier than the prologue that was eventually published with the volume. The poems here were gathered from multiple manuscript booklets in Murray's possession and bound together. There are several prefatory comments by Murray about the poems

The collected letters of William Morris by William Morris( Book )

23 editions published between 1982 and 2014 in English and held by 73 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

These volumes bring to a close the only comprehensive edition of the surviving correspondence of William Morris (1834-1896), a protean figure who exerted a major influence as poet, craftsman, master printer, and designer. Volumes III and IV, taken together, give in detail the comments and observations that articulate his problematic political and artistic stands and equally problematic position within the aesthetic movement as it developed in the 1890s. Most eloquently voiced also are the complexities of his troubled marriage and his devotion to his epileptic daughter, Jenny, and his other daughter, May. But dominating all these themes, organizing and structuring them, are the Kelmscott Press and the building of Morris's important library of medieval manuscripts and early printed books. The letters record the way in which the Press becomes not only the center of Morris's aesthetic ambitions and achievements but also the site for his closest human relations and for much of his connecting with the makers of early modernism.The letters in Volumes III and IV are thoroughly annotated, and through texts and notes provide a new assessment of Morris's career. Included also, as appendices to Volume IV, are two important documents: the first, never before published, is F. S. Ellis's Valuation List of Morris's library, made after Morris's death, and the second, never before reprinted, is the text of what was to be Morris's final essay on socialism, published in April 1896.Originally published in 1996.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905

The collected letters of William Morris by William Morris( Book )

17 editions published between 1996 and 2014 in English and held by 47 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

These volumes bring to a close the only comprehensive edition of the surviving correspondence of William Morris (1834-1896), a protean figure who exerted a major influence as poet, craftsman, master printer, and designer. Volumes III and IV, taken together, give in detail the comments and observations that articulate his problematic political and artistic stands and equally problematic position within the aesthetic movement as it developed in the 1890s. Most eloquently voiced also are the complexities of his troubled marriage and his devotion to his epileptic daughter, Jenny, and his other daughter, May. But dominating all these themes, organizing and structuring them, are the Kelmscott Press and the building of Morris's important library of medieval manuscripts and early printed books. The letters record the way in which the Press becomes not only the center of Morris's aesthetic ambitions and achievements but also the site for his closest human relations and for much of his connecting with the makers of early modernism. The letters in Volumes III and IV are thoroughly annotated, and through texts and notes provide a new assessment of Morris's career. Included also, as appendices to Volume IV, are two important documents: the first, never before published, is F.S. Ellis's Valuation List of Morris's library, made after Morris's death, and the second, never before reprinted, is the text of what was to be Morris's final essay on socialism, published in April 1896

The collected letters of William Morris / 1885-1888 by William Morris( Book )

13 editions published between 1987 and 2014 in English and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

These volumes continue the only complete edition of the surviving correspondence of William Morris (1834- 1896), a protean figure who exerted a major influence as poet, craftsman, master printer, and designer. Covering the years 1881 through 1888, they treat the most dramatic period in another facet of Morris's career: his work as a political activist

The work of William Morris by Paul Thompson( Book )

3 editions published in 1967 in English and held by 14 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

William Morris as designer by Raymond Watkinson( Book )

6 editions published between 1967 and 1990 in English and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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