William Morris
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British textile artist, author, and socialist
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Why Is William Morris Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, William Morris was a British textile designer, poet, artist, fantasy writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he helped win acceptance of socialism in fin de siècle Great Britain.
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What Are William Morris's Academic Contributions?
William Morris has made the following academic contributions:
- The Wood Beyond the World
- The Water of the Wondrous Isles
- The Sundering Flood
- The Story of the Glittering Plain
- The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs
- The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems
- Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair
- The Well at the World's End
- The Roots of the Mountains
- The House of the Wolfings
- The Defence of Guenevere
- News from Nowhere
- Golden Wings and Other Stories