News from NowhereBroadview Press, 2002 M10 11 - 356 páginas Written in 1890, at the close of William Morris’s most intense period of political activism, News from Nowhere is a compelling articulation of his mature views on art, work, community, family, and the nature and structure of the ideal society. A utopian narrative of a future society, it is also an immensely entertaining novel. This Broadview edition includes a wide variety of contextualizing documents, including portions of Morris’s essays, lectures, and journalism; excerpts from precursor utopian texts; writings on Bloody Sunday, art, work, and revolution; and contemporary reviews. |
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... claims once it becomes clear that they are not widely supported, while on other occasions the majority will decide not to exercise its prerogative if doing so will lead to lasting divisions or animosities.When Guest expresses mild ...
... claims once it becomes clear that they are not widely supported, while on other occasions the majority will decide not to exercise its prerogative if doing so will lead to lasting divisions or animosities.When Guest expresses mild ...
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... claims to completeness or consistency in its depiction of utopia.The novel moves the discussion of socialist ideals into a register wholly distinct from the one Morris uses in his lectures and essays. It aims less to persuade than to ...
... claims to completeness or consistency in its depiction of utopia.The novel moves the discussion of socialist ideals into a register wholly distinct from the one Morris uses in his lectures and essays. It aims less to persuade than to ...
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... claim about as I may,” Morris continues, “think of it as long as I can,I cannot find that it is an exorbitant claim.” Yet if its truth were accepted, “the face ofthe world would be changed.” Implicit in this formulation is the ...
... claim about as I may,” Morris continues, “think of it as long as I can,I cannot find that it is an exorbitant claim.” Yet if its truth were accepted, “the face ofthe world would be changed.” Implicit in this formulation is the ...
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... claims that under modern economic conditions people cannot be other than ugly.Wage slavery makes physical comeliness impossi— ble for oppressed poor and idle rich alike. In Nowhere, “work— pleasure” in all its forms has produced a ...
... claims that under modern economic conditions people cannot be other than ugly.Wage slavery makes physical comeliness impossi— ble for oppressed poor and idle rich alike. In Nowhere, “work— pleasure” in all its forms has produced a ...
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... claiming that they were subsumed within the larger proj— ect of socialism. On one aspect of the marriage question, though, Morris was in advance of most of his contemporaries. From early in his career he was an outspoken advocate for ...
... claiming that they were subsumed within the larger proj— ect of socialism. On one aspect of the marriage question, though, Morris was in advance of most of his contemporaries. From early in his career he was an outspoken advocate for ...
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A Note on the Text | 49 |
NEWS FROM NOWHERE | 51 |
Morris on the Platform | 251 |
ArtWork and Society | 275 |
UtopiaDystopia | 294 |
Revolution or Reform | 314 |
Bloody Sunday | 331 |
Early Reviews and Responses | 341 |
BibliographyRecommended Reading | 353 |
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