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William Morris (2) (1913–1994)

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Morris was the Victorian Age's model of the Renaissance man. Arrested in 1885 for preaching socialism on a London street corner (he was head of the Hammersmith Socialist League and editor of its paper, The Commonweal, at the time), he was called before a magistrate and asked for identification. He toon meer modestly described himself upon publication (1868--70) as "Author of "The Earthly Paradise,' pretty well known, I think, throughout Europe." He might have added that he was also the head of Morris and Company, makers of fine furniture, carpets, wallpapers, stained glass, and other crafts; founder of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings; and founder, as well as chief designer, for the Kelmscott Press, which set a standard for fine book design that has carried through to the present. His connection to design is significant. Morris and Company, for example, did much to revolutionize the art of house decoration and furniture in England. Morris's literary productions spanned the spectrum of styles and subjects. He began under the influence of Dante Gabriel Rossetti with a Pre-Raphaelite volume called The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems (1858); he turned to narrative verse, first in the pastoral mode ("The Earthly Paradise") and then under the influence of the Scandinavian sagas ("Sigurd the Volsung"). After "Sigurd," his masterpiece, Morris devoted himself for a time exclusively to social and political affairs, becoming known as a master of the public address; then, during the last decade of his life, he fused these two concerns in a series of socialist romances, the most famous of which is News from Nowhere (1891). (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder

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Werken van William Morris

The Grosset Webster Dictionary (1966) 25 exemplaren
Your Heritage of Words (1970) 12 exemplaren
The Word Game Book (1975) 9 exemplaren
Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins, Volume III (1971) — Auteur — 9 exemplaren

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ME_Dictionary | 3 andere besprekingen | Mar 20, 2020 |
Morris Dictionary of Origins represents years of research into the fascinating and little-known stories behind words and expressions that we use every day.The Morrises have been aided in their search by the contributions of thousands of readers of their daily syndicated column,"Words,Wit, and Wisdom," which appears in newspapers throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Japan.
In addition, many of the Morrises' celebrated friends have made useful and often amusing contributions. Charles Berlitz, master of 32 languages, contributed the inside story of the Law of Martinis, which is not at all what you might think. Bruce Catton contributed a fascinating sidelight to the story of General Hooker's hookers. Gerald Carson set the Morrises straight on the matter of Getting Down to BrassTacks and aided in the discovery of the very earliest appearance of Motel. Leo Rosten persuaded the authors that words like chutzpah,schlep, and schlock are Yiddishisms, not Yiddicisms.
Though this dictionary is buttressed by the fine scholarship you would expect of the editor of the American Heritage Dictionary and the coauthor of the Harper Dictionary of Contemporary Usage, you will not find a dull page in the book. Indeed, you will find that when you look up a particular word or phrase, your eye will lead you on to the next, then the next, and you will wind up reading page after page.
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TriMosaic | 1 andere bespreking | Dec 14, 2014 |
One of the few books of this kind that was actually a pleasure to read cover to cover. Fascinating.
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