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News from Nowhere de William Morris

News from Nowhere

Autor William Morris
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 feb 2019
News From Nowhere or An Epoch of Rest being some chapters from A Utopian Romance by William Morris. News from Nowhere (1890) is a classic work combining utopian socialism and soft science fiction written by the artist, designer and socialist pioneer William Morris. In the novel, the narrator, William Guest, falls asleep after returning from a meeting of the Socialist League and awakes to find himself in a future society based on common ownership and democratic control of the means of production. In this society there is no private property, no big cities, no authority, no monetary system, no divorce, no courts, no prisons, and no class systems. This agrarian society functions simply because the people find pleasure in nature, and therefore they find pleasure in their work. The novel explores a number of aspects of this society, including its organisation and the relationships which it engenders between people. Morris fuses Marxism and the romance tradition when he presents himself as an enchanted figure in a time and place different from Victorian England. As Morris, the romance character, quests for love and fellowship
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ISBN-13: 9780368269011
ISBN-10: 0368269019
Pagini: 104
Dimensiuni: 203 x 254 x 5 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: Blurb

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'The only English utopia since More's that deserves to be remembered as literature.'News from Nowhere (1890) is the best-known prose work of William Morris. The novel describes the encounter between a visitor from the nineteenth century, William Guest, and a decentralized and humane socialist future. Set over a century after a revolutionary upheaval in 1952, these 'Chapters from a Utopian Romance' recount his journey across London and up the Thames to Kelmscott Manor, Morris's own country house in Oxfordshire. Drawing on the work of John Ruskin and Karl Marx, Morris's book is not only an evocative statement of his egalitarian convictions but also a distinctive contribution to the utopian tradition. Morris's rejection of state socialism and his ambition to transform the relationship between humankind and the natural world, giveNews from Nowhere a particular resonance for modern readers.The text is based on that of 1891, incorporating the extensive revisions made by Morris to the first edition.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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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.

Cuprins

INTRODUCTION, I Life of William Morris 2 Myths, Legends, and Utopian Dreams 3 Nineteenth-century Mediaevalism: A Dream of Ultimate Rest 4 Man is the Measure, NEWS FROM NOWHERE I Discussion and Bed II A Morning Bath III The Guest House and Breakfast therein IV A Market by the Way V Children on the Road VI A Little Shopping VII Trafalgar Square VIII An Old Friend IX Concerning Love X Questions and Answers XI Concerning Government XII Concerning the Arrangement of Life XIII Concerning Politics XIV How Matters are Managed XV On the Lack of Incentive to Labour in a Communist Society XVI Dinner in the Hall of the Bloomsbury Market XVII How the Change Came XVIII The Beginning of the New Life XIX The Drive Back to Hammersmith xx The Hammersmith Guest House Again XXI Going up the River XXII Hampton Court. And a Praiser of Past Times XXIII An Early Morning by Runnymede XXIV Up the Thames: the Second Day xxv The Third Day on the Thames XXVI The Obstinate Refusers The Upper Waters XXVIII The Little River XXIX A Resting-Place on the Upper Thames xxx The Journey's End XXXI An Old House amongst New Folk XXXII The Feast's Beginning-the End

Notă biografică

William Morris ( 1834 - 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, novelist, translator and socialist activist. Associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement, he was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he played a significant role in propagating the early socialist movement in Britain.