WILLIAM MORRIS AND THE ART OF EVERYDAY LIFE

William Morris - Victorian socialist, designer, poet, artist and craftsman - urged his contemporaries to 'Have nothing in your house s that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful', foregrounding his belief in the importance of beautiful practicali ty in daily domestic life. This volume of essays seeks to examine the importance of Morris' interest in everyday life for his art, l iterature and politics in his own day and beyond. Contributors explore the many aspects of the everyday that informed William Morris ' work -...[Read more]