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The House of the Wolfings

Author
William Morris
Series
William Morris Library
Language
English
Length
244 pages
ISBN
9781787360426
Published
10 September 2019
Imprint
Sovereign
  • William Morris
  • British Literature
  • Bloomsbury
  • British design
  • socialism
  • fantasy
  • utopia
  • tales

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Description

The House of the Wolfings is a romantically reconstructed portrait of the lives of the Germanic Gothic tribes, written in an archaic style and incorporating a large amount of poetry. Morris combines his own idealistic views with what was actually known at the time of his subjects' folkways and language. He portrays them as simple and hardworking, galvanized into heroic action to defend their families and liberty by the attacks of imperial Rome.

Author

William Morris (1834–1896) was poet, designer, craftsman, and socialist — a founder of the Arts and Crafts movement who also helped invent modern fantasy. News from Nowhere imagined a just England; The Well at the World's End and The Wood Beyond the World sent readers into quests of language as rich as tapestry. Morris wanted beauty in daily things and stories that felt handmade.

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