Review (PDF) Questions Of Travel: William Morris In Iceland
The great Victorian designer and decorative artist William Morris was fascinated by Iceland and wrote a book documenting his travels there. He gets caught up with 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. He is sensitive to the emotional landscape of his band of travelers and, above all, continuously analyzing and fixing this “most romantic of all deserts.” Lavinia Greenlaw follows in his footsteps, and interposes his prose with her own “questions of travel.” The result is a new and composite work that brilliantly explores our conflicted reasons for not staying at home.
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Notting Hill Editions; First Thus edition (March 14, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1907903186
ISBN-13: 978-1907903182
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 4.5 x 7.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,779,881 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #135 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Regional & Cultural > European > Norse & Icelandic Sagas #175 in Books > Travel > Europe > Iceland #180 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Themes & Styles > Places
It started as an impulse purchase the the London Review Bookshop and became a good friend as I travelled in Spain, Portugal, France, and the United States. In Questions of Travel, Lavinia Greenlaw, a wonderful poet in her own right, shares excerpts from William Morris' nineteenth-century journey to Iceland. Morris is principally known for his involvement in the Arts & Crafts Movement. As a traveler, we see how funny, insightful and profound he can be in his private life. His comments are universally applicable to anyone going away from or back home.
The Book Depository did a great job. This book arrived in tip-top condition. A lovely presentation of many of Morris's experiences in Iceland.
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