William Morris

The Two Utopias: Escape and Reconstruction

Mentioned in the context of his idyllic utopia where even in perfection, women are fickle and lovers disappointed, illustrating that even the best utopias of escape retain human imperfections.

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Morris's utopia is contrasted with Plato's, where novels drop out of existence due to life being an active ecstasy.

How William Morris and W. H. Hudson renew the classic tradition of utopias; and how, finally, Mr. H. G. Wells sums up and clarifies the utopias of the past, and brings them into contact with the world of the present.

Renewed the classic tradition of utopias.

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Cited as a utopian of escape whose work returns to Andreae's model; values creation over consumption.

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The dreamer who awakens to find his utopia in the Thames valley, after returning to his home in Hammersmith.

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Invoked as the visionary who described the ideal of a simple, cooperative, and aesthetically fulfilling society.

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Mentioned in reference to 'News from Nowhere,' which is contrasted for its shirking.

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Cited for the idea that future societies might discard complex machines to live and work more happily.

How the half-worlds go, and how eutopia may come; and what we need before we can build Jerusalem in any green and pleasant land.

Referenced as a key figure in the arts and crafts movement who envisioned a society integrating art, labor, and community.