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Questions of Travel: William Morris in Iceland
Lavinia Greenlaw
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Description for Questions of Travel: William Morris in Iceland
Paperback. The Victorian artist and activist William Morris travelled to Iceland in search of an answer to the problem of how to live. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DNF; RGL; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 121 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
Morris's intimate journals, written for a friend, unconsciously explore questions of travel, noting his reaction to the idea of leaving or arriving, to hurry and delay, what it means to dread a place you've never been to or to encounter the actuality of a long-held vision. Poet Lavinia Greenlaw draws out these questions as she follows in the footprints of Morris's prose, responding to its surfaces and undercurrents, extending its horizons. The result is a new and composite work, which brilliantly explores our conflicted reasons for not staying at home.
Morris's intimate journals, written for a friend, unconsciously explore questions of travel, noting his reaction to the idea of leaving or arriving, to hurry and delay, what it means to dread a place you've never been to or to encounter the actuality of a long-held vision. Poet Lavinia Greenlaw draws out these questions as she follows in the footprints of Morris's prose, responding to its surfaces and undercurrents, extending its horizons. The result is a new and composite work, which brilliantly explores our conflicted reasons for not staying at home.
Product Details
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Condition
New
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910749562
SKU
V9781910749562
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Ref
99-50
About Lavinia Greenlaw
Lavinia Greenlaw's interest in perception, optical technologies and landscape led to her being the first artist in residence at London's Science Museum. She has published five collections of poetry as well as fiction and non-fiction including The Importance of Music to Girls. Her immersive sound-work, Audio Obscura, a study of interrupted perception, won the 2011 Ted Hughes Award. In 2016, ... Read more
Reviews for Questions of Travel: William Morris in Iceland
Morris's journals... are precious and unique because they are so simply and beautifully written with the informed sense of wonder of a deeply learned and sophisticated man. No one except Ruskin has ever put the case for beauty with such vehemence and clarity. Ian McQueen, The Guardian; At a time of endless half-truths and moral shilly-shallying, Morris's eccentric integrity shines ... Read more