A wide-ranging collection of essays written for the William Morris Society exploring the various intersections between the life, work and achievements of William Morris (1834-1896) and that of John Ruskin (1819-1900).
Subjects covered include Ruskin’s connection with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, the promotion of craft skills and meaningful work, Morris and the division of labour, Ruskin’s engagement with education and the environment, Ruskin and the art and architecture of Red ...
Table of Content
The William Morris Society
Notes on Contributors
1 Introduction – John Blewitt
2 Ruskin and Morris – Peter Faulkner
3 John Ruskin: patron or patriarch? – R...
About the author
John Blewitt is an independent scholar having worked in further, higher, international and adult education for many years. He was Head of Lifelong Learning at Exete...