Hanson, Ingrid.

William Morris and the uses of violence, 1856-1890 [electronic resource] / Ingrid Hanson. - New York : Anthem Press, 2013. - xxi, 230 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Warriors waiting for the word -- The early romances and the transformative touch of violence -- Knightly women and the imagination of battle in the defence of Guenevere, and other poems -- Sigurd the Volsung and the parameters of manliness -- Crossing the river of violence: the Germanic antiwars and the uncivilized uses of work and play -- All for the cause: fellowship, sacrifice and fruitful war -- Afterword: Hopeful strife and blameless peace.


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Morris, William, 1834-1896 --Criticism and interpretation.


Violence in literature.


Electronic books.

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