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Artist, writer, and socialist, William Morris (1834-1896) helped found a revolutionary organization (the Socialist League), wrote its manifesto, edited its newspaper, lectured widely on art and politics, delivered hundreds of political speeches, authored romances, a play, poetry, essays, and newspap...

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Published inSocialist studies (St. Albert) Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 2
Main Author Browne, Paul Leduc
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Winnipeg Society for Socialist Studies 01.04.2018
Subjects
19th century
Artists
Capitalism
Communism
Ideological struggle
Morris, William (1834-1896)
Poetry
Socialism
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Summary:Artist, writer, and socialist, William Morris (1834-1896) helped found a revolutionary organization (the Socialist League), wrote its manifesto, edited its newspaper, lectured widely on art and politics, delivered hundreds of political speeches, authored romances, a play, poetry, essays, and newspaper articles, as well as being one of 19th-century Britain’s leading artists and a hugely influential innovator in design, decoration, book-making, and other arts. Morris fervently longed for a revolution that would abolish capitalism and lead to communism. In the 120 years since his death, William Morris’s work has been extensively discussed. He continues to fascinate many people. His influence on his contemporaries and on posterity has been considerable in his many fields of endeavour. That Morris’s thought and work should still frequently be misconstrued is not only the result of simple ignorance, but also of decades of political and ideological struggle.
ISSN:1918-2821
1918-2821