William Morris and the uses of violence, 1856-1890 [electronic resource] / Ingrid Hanson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Anthem Press, 2013.Description: xxi, 230 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 821/.8 23
LOC classification:
  • PR5084 .H36 2013eb
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Contents:
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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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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