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Questions of Travel: William Morris in Iceland

Questions of Travel: William Morris in Iceland

by Lavinia Greenlaw (Author)

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    Paperback 2017

    $12.62
Synopsis

Morris's intimate journals, written for a friend, unconsciously explore questions of travel, noting his reaction to the idea of leaving or arriving, to hurry and delay, what it means to dread a place you've never been to or to encounter the actuality of a long-held vision. Poet Lavinia Greenlaw draws out these questions as she follows in the footprints of Morris's prose, responding to its surfaces and undercurrents, extending its horizons. The result is a new and composite work, which brilliantly explores our conflicted reasons for not staying at home.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 226
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Notting Hill Editions
Published: 10 Feb 2017
ISBN 10: 1910749567
ISBN 13: 9781910749562
Book Overview: Taps in to the surge of interest in IcelandLiterary appeal in the genre of 'Writers on Writers' - writers on the influence of other great artists and writersMorris is well known as a decorative artist, his designs remain hugely popularSales potential in Art and Design & museum outlets Lavinia Greenlaw is a prize-winning poet and author and will be available for promotional opportunities at time of publication. Publishing in paperback for the first time in NHE's distinctive design with French Flaps.

Media Reviews
Morris's journals... are precious and unique because they are so simply and beautifully written with the informed sense of wonder of a deeply learned and sophisticated man. No one except Ruskin has ever put the case for beauty with such vehemence and clarity. Ian McQueen, The Guardian; At a time of endless half-truths and moral shilly-shallying, Morris's eccentric integrity shines out. Fiona MacCarthy; Greenlaw has brilliantly found a new form for writing about Morris, and for this we can only be grateful. Tony Pinkney in William Morris Unbound; The best book of travel written by an English poet is William Morris's Icelandic Journal. Geoffrey Grigson
Author Bio
Lavinia Greenlaw's interest in perception, optical technologies and landscape led to her being the first artist in residence at London's Science Museum. She has published five collections of poetry as well as fiction and non-fiction including The Importance of Music to Girls. Her immersive sound-work, Audio Obscura, a study of interrupted perception, won the 2011 Ted Hughes Award. In 2016, she wrote and directed a short film, The Sea is an Edge and an Ending, about her father's dementia.