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To Build a Shadowy Isle of Bliss, edited by Michelle Weinroth and Paul Leduc Browne, casts new light on the political radicalism and social thought of nineteenth-century artist, author, and revolutionary, William Morris.
Balancing variety and unity, this collection reappraises Morris’s concept of social change and asks how we might think beyond the institutions and epistemologies of our time. Though the political significance of Morris’s creative work is often underestimated, the essays in this volume showcase its subtlety and sophistication.
Each chapter discerns the power and novelty of Morris’s radicalism within his aesthetic creations and demonstrates how his most compelling political ideas bloomed wherever his dexterous hand had been at work – in wallpapers, floral borders, medievalist romances, and verse. Morris’s theory and practice of aesthetic creation can be seen as the crucible of his entire philosophy of social change.
To read an excerpt on our Tumblr today about the radicalism of Morris’ wallpaper aesthetic, click here.
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