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The Collected Letters of Jane Morris (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
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The Collected Letters of Jane Morris (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
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Presents 570 newly discovered letters from Jane Morris to diverse
correspondents, which radically revise the popular view of a
silent, discontented invalid and instead portray her as an
independent thinker following her own causes. The vast majority of
the letters are unpublished, and are fully annotated. Jane Morris
[1839-1914] was a famous Pre-Raphaelite model, wife of William
Morris and one of the Victorian age's most enigmatic figures. Her
long love affair with Dante Gabriel Rossetti has become the stuff
of legend. Latershe had a romantic relationship with the adventurer
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. Through her daughter May, she had a
contentious interaction with George Bernard Shaw. The greater fame
of husband and lovers caused her to be overlooked, but she has
always aroused historical interest and partisan debate. Like other
women in history her emergence from mute image into speaking
subject has come about through feminist scholarship, but is of wide
appeal. The editorsof this volume have discovered more than 500
letters from Jane to many and diverse correspondents, which
radically revise the popular view of a silent, discontented invalid
and reveal the range of her interests and opinions. The majority of
the letters are unpublished and are fully annotated. They reveal
Jane's involvement in many of Morris's endeavours such as the
family firm Morris & Co., the Society for the Protection of
Ancient Buildings, the 1882 Icelandic Relief Committee, and the
Kelmscott Press, and offer new insights into the life of the Morris
family. An independent thinker, Jane was politically engaged,
although voteless, and her letters are informed by theturbulent
events of the 1880s. She did not follow Morris into the Socialist
movement, but retained Liberal allegiances and became an ardent
supporter of Irish Home Rule. Jane Morris's letters complement
those of her husbandWilliam Morris [edited by Norman Kelvin] and
her lover Dante Gabriel Rossetti. In addition to the texts, the
book includes a selection of the portraits and paintings through
which Jane became a Pre-Raphaelite icon and archetypal femme
fatale. JAN MARSH is the author of Jane and May Morris, Dante
Gabriel Rossetti, Painter and Poet and other books on the
Pre-Raphaelite circle, and is the current president of the William
Morris Society.FRANK C. SHARP is an independent Victorian studies
scholar and the author of numerous articles on William Morris and
his circle.
General
Imprint: |
The Boydell Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2012 |
First published: |
2012 |
Editors: |
Jan Marsh
• Frank C Sharp
(Royalty Account)
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Dimensions: |
244 x 172 x 40mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
528 |
Edition: |
Annotated Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84383-676-6 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-84383-676-9 |
Barcode: |
9781843836766 |
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