Political Writings of William Morris Author:William Morris, A. L. Morton (Editor) William Morris, poet and prose writer, artist and craftsman, became one of the pioneers of socialism in Britain. Yet only in a small circle is it yet understood that his socialism was in all essential features that of Marx. He was not only among the first Englishmen to welcome and master the ideas of Marx, but one of the very few to ... more »extend and develop these ideas in a creative way.
How brilliantly and originally he did it can be seen in this volume which contains the most representative selection of his political writings yet to be made. It begins with the first of his public lectures, delivered in 1877, includes lectures, articles and letters illustrating every aspect of his political thought and activity, and ends with a retrospective of his life, written in 1894 shortly before his death.
Politics for Morris was never a narrow thing but embraced every side of human life. Especially he concerned himself with the relation of the arts to society, and his writings on this topic are fully represented here.« less