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Subjects: FantasyNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Morris' evolution
The Sundering Flood is my favorite among Morris's fantasies, and was one of the last (if not the very last one) written.His earlier works (Wood Beyond the World, Well at the World's End, etc.) are modelled after the romances of the high Middle Ages and late medieval/renaissance works. In The Sundering Flood, Moris looks back further in time, and incorporates thematic and stylistic elements of the Norse sagas.This is particularly evident in the first part of this work.The overall structure does resemble Well at the World's End, but this work is not derivative.The action is tighter, more varied, and more detailed.It is the closest of Morris's fantasies to a modern novel.The language remains archaic, and might put off some readers; but if you persevere you will adjust to it, and find this a great story.

Not one to cut your teeth on.
Morris devotees will find it well worth reading (and the four stars are for benefit of those readers).Others may find it impenetrable.Those who have never read any of Morris' works absolutely should start with The Well at the World's End, which is his masterwork, and I'd hate for anyone to be discouraged from that experience. ... Read more

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Is it just that simple?
I may have read and re-read this simply understandable book of sayings twelve times or more.Many of the ancient analogies are timeless and help in everyday living.

A must read for anyone interested in Buddhism, Zen, or any spiritual philosophy. ... Read more

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The two stories in this book are a reflection of Morris’ beliefs. His ideals of a utopian society and his sense of justice related to that society are all reflected here. He encourages the disgust towards feudalism in readers. An inspiring work.

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A critical study of the fantasy fiction of William Morris, the author many believe to be the father of modern fantasy. ... Read more

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An indispensable guide to Blake's ideas and symbols is once again available in paper, with a new foreword and annotated bibliography ... Read more

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Required for Students of Blake
Title says it all. Not that it's perfect, but it's one of a number of foundational books for helping understanding Blake, at least from a scholarly perspective.

It provides a list of terms, names, places, etc., their symbolism and logical background for their derivation, and so forth. Dictionary structure makes it ideal for students plumbing the depths of Blake's world.

He Whose Face Gives No Light, Shall Never Become a Star
Many thousands of books have been written about William Blake. Three quarters of them should be hurled from the top of 60-storey buildings then trampled on by herds of rogue elephants. Most of the rest should be replaced with care on library shelves and quietly consumed by silverfish.

Here is a book that is not only Not an abomination but is actually worth buying. It was first published back in the happy sapphire days of 1965, when even an academic could still read a poet to find out what he or she had to say; and could write about a poet without quoting from a single unreadable French intellectual.

I have learnt more from William Blake than from anyone else writing English; but his longer poems are notoriously difficult, and at first they can appear overwhelmingly confusing. One of the major obstacles is the quantity of strange and uncouth names, of imaginary people and places, of home-made concepts, that speckle every page.

Eventually you'll find out that they mattered less than you thought, all those names. But having this book at hand to allay name-anxiety during the early stages will help you relax and just read. Blake never presents theories, or things that may or may not be true: only what he himself has Seen. What he saw was so uncommon he had to create his own way of expressing it. When you can swim in the ocean of Blake's thought - when you can make out what he's talking about - this Dictionary will have served its purpose.

I don't always agree with S. Foster Damon's interpretations. Freud and Jung should not be used to interpret Blake. He was well aware of what we call the Subconscious; but what he calls Eternity is Not, repeat Not, Jung's Collective Unconscious. Still, no two people will read Blake in exactly the same way. If you plan to explore Blake (and you should) this is the one essential guide.

An essential reference work for Blake scholarship.
Prophet? Madman? Or philosopher? The mythological characters in William Blake's prophetic poetry present a conundrum for the reader who confronts these characters with the traditional literary expectations of a symbolicreading.Indeed, the vanguard of contemporary criticism would argue thatthe very complexity of Blake's mythology precludes an all inclusiveschemata.

Yet S. Foster Damon's A BLAKE DICTIONARY offers compellingtestament that there was methodology in Blake's madness. In addition toproviding a detailed enunciation of virtually every character in Blake'spoetry, Damon further offers an exposition of the major themes and symbolswhich Blake repeatedly returned to in his longer prophetic works. Alongwith both Northrop Frye's FEARFUL SYMMETRY and David Erdman's PROPHETAGAINST EMPIRE, Damon's meticulously cross-referenced dictionary is anessential reference work for anyone who dares delve into Blake's complexmythology. ... Read more

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This study focuses on the great polymath William Morris and his contemporaries and followers: from the popular or notorious, like H. Rider Haggard, H. G. Wells, and Friedrich Engels, to the quickly forgotten. In what ways did these Victorians and Edwardians talk about 'community' and 'modernity'? To what uses did they put the notions, and how did different discourses contribute to their formation and appropriate their meanings? To answer these questions, Anna Vaninskaya has drawn upon a wide array of primary sources: from fantastic and working-class fiction, and articles in mainstream periodicals and fringe radical newspapers, to political pamphlets and ephemera, historical, anthropological, and literary treatises, autobiographies and diaries. Vaninskaya's narrative proceeds from the realm of publishers' advertisements, romance bestsellers, and sniggering reviews to the university towns and debates in the pages of weighty historical tomes, and thence to the headquarters of revolutionary parties, to street-corners and shabby lecture halls. In each of these domains the dream of a primitive or socialist community clashed with the reality of the modern state and market. The three parts of the book foreground each of these domains in turn, highlighting the paradoxical negotiations Morris and his contemporaries had to engage in, and bringing together hitherto unexplored aspects of nineteenth-century literature, culture, and history. Key Features * Brings together for the first time in one interdisciplinary study the worlds of fin de siecle literature, politics, and historiography * Redefines the terms of the critical debate about the late-Victorian romance revival * Puts into dialogue mainstream and marginal literary productions * Uncovers the full extent of the contemporary radical appropriations of nineteenth-century scholarship * Incorporates previously unexamined archival material

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The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Fiction / Historical; Fiction / Historical; Fiction / War ... Read more

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William Morris Wall Calendar: William Morris's wallpaper designs have enjoyed a lasting appeal and this wonderful new calendar is testament to that fact. His intricate designs were drawn from plants observed in his gardens, or on country walks. He also utilized tapestries, woodcuts and illuminated manuscripts that boasted beautiful flowers. Morris himself designed over 50 wallpapers and his firm produced a further 49, this calendar exhibits work from both Morris and his colleagues. Further information can be found underneath each design. There is also a beautiful diary available featuring all of these works as well as others. ... Read more

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O.K. book on Biltmore Estate aimed mainly at younger readers
This green, hardback book sans a dust jacket was published in 1975 by the Biltmore Estate and was written by George Vanderbilt's grandson, William A. Cecil.This book, full of photographs (all black and white but many full-page) is written in a simple language in large-type that younger readers could easily read and comprehend.Though many of the photographs are of the outside grounds and up-close shots of the exterior and fountains, there are a handful of attractive shots of the interior.A few of the photographs that stand out are of the second floor landing of the grand staircase and a shot through the Entrance Hall into the Winter Garden taken from the Gallery.The book would be considered banal when compared to other books written on the Estate (this reviewer's personal favourite being "A Guide to Biltmore Estate (1994) by Rachel Carley, which includes dozens of beautiful photos of the interiors as well as many of the rooms outlined on the floorplans of all 4 levels like the one found in the brochure given to visitors of Biltmore), but nonetheless a quick and enjoyable read for anyone interested in some quick facts about America's largest house, but nothing new will be learned here. ... Read more

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The life and works of William Morris continue to excite the imaginations of fresh generations of scholars working in many traditions, from the history of art and design to literary criticism and the history of socialism and socialist thought. This book concentrates on Morris's social and political acheivements as well as his artistic talents. ... Read more

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With colour reproductions of his designs and extracts from his poetry and prose, a biography of William Morris, looking at the man himself, his stormy friendships, his relationship with Jane Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and his single-minded devotion to his work. Published to coincide with the centenary of Morris's death. ... Read more

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Bradley Macdonald offers a brilliant reappraisal of one of the most influential and revered British intellectuals of the Victorian age. William Morris was, by turns, an artist, writer, social critic, and political radical who shaped both the British (Fabian) socialist tradition and the internationally influential arts and crafts movement. Macdonald focuses on the interplay between Morris's aesthetic vision and his socialist ideology. He argues compellingly that because these two sides of Morris's personality and career are generally considered separately, by art or literary historians on the one hand, and social theorists on the other, their integral relationship has often been neglected. Thus, Morris's career is divided artificially between a "Romantic" early period and a later "revolutionary socialist" phase. In place of this model, Macdonald offers a holistic portrait of Morris as a lifelong "materialist aestheticist"-that is, one who believed in the redemptive power of beautiful objects and everyday, simple pleasures for all classes. This important book is strongly recommended reading for anyone with an interest in modern British culture, politics, and art, as well as for students of Marxist ideology in the West. ... Read more

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With an introduction by May Morris. This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1913 edition by Longmans, Green, and Company, London, New York, Bombay, Calcutta. ... Read more

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Bringing together citations ranging from the earliest reviews of Morris' work as editor of the "Oxford and Cambridge Magazine" and painter of the Oxford Union murals in the 1850s through to postmodern methodological reconsiderations in the 1980s, the Lathams provide a full guide to the essential critical works, selected for their value, relevance and interest to the beginning student as well as to the advanced scholar. The entries are divided into eight general categories which are then subdivided into more than 30 specific categories ranging from Morris' chintzes and wallpapers to his poems and Kelmscott Press books. ... Read more