William Morris as Writer Articles on Morris as a writer from the Journal of William Morris Studies, 1961-2001 Morris's Early Poetry and Prose Romances Morris's Poetry after The Defence of Guenvere Morris's Socialist Writings Morris's Late Romances Morris's Translations and Icelandic Diaries Morris's Opinions on Literature Other Topics Morris's Early Poetry and Prose Romances (some overlap with the next category) "The Defence of Guenevere and Contemporary Critics." John Schofield, JWMS 3.1 (Spring 1974): 27-30. "Image and Motif in The Haystack in the Floods." Robert Hoskins, JWMS 3.2 (Summer 1976): 4-7. "Morris and his Critics." Catherine Buckley, JWMS 3.4 (Winter 1978):14-19. "The Symbolism of William Morris." Ralph Berry, JWMS 3.4 (Winter 1978): 20-34. "A Church Without God: William Morris's A Night in a Cathedral." Helen Timo, JWMS 4.2 (Summer 1980): 24-31. "Morris and the Oxford and Cambridge Magazine." J.M. Baïssus, JWMS 5.2 (Winter 1982): 2-13. "Riding Together: William Morris and Robert Browning." Amanda Hodgson, JWMS 9.4 (Spring 1992): 3-7. "Self-Revelation in Morris's Unfinished Novel." Sue Mooney, JWMS 10.2 (Spring 1993): 2-9. "William Morris's Writing." Geoffrey Tillotson (edited by Peter Faulkner), JWMS 6.2 (Winter 1984-85): 10-14. "Patterns of Enclosure in Morris's Early Stories." Pauline Dewan, JWMS 11.2 (Spring 1995): 9-11. "'Two Red Roses Across the Moon'-Reconsidering Symbolic Implications." Vanessa Furse Jackson, JWMS 12.1 (Autumn 1996): 29-34. "From Romance to Duty: Thomas Woolner and My Beautiful Lady." Peter Faulkner, JWMS 12.3 (Autumn 1997): 26-35. "The Influence of De La Motte Fouqué's Sintram and His Companions on William Morris's The Wood Beyond the World." Hilary Newman, JWMS 14.2 (Spring 2001): 47-53. "A Rediscovered and Partly Unpublished Morris Notebook." Chris Fletcher, JWMS 14.3 (Winter 2001): 12-20. "Morris and Swinburne." Peter Faulkner, JWMS 15.3 (Winter 2003): 4-26. Morris's Poetry after The Defence of Guenevere "Victorian Response to Earthly Paradise Tales." Florence Boos, JWMS 5.4 (Winter 1983-84): 16-29. "'A Matter of Craftsmanship': William Morris's Manuscripts." David Latham, JWMS 6.3 (Summer 1985): 2-11. "The Role of Grimhild in Sigurd the Volsung." Jane Ennis, JWMS 8.3 (Autumn 1989): 13-23. "'Silence and Pity': An Unpublished Fair Copy." Richard Pearson, JWMS 9.2 (Spring 1991): 12-15. "Imagery of Gold in Sigurd the Volsung." Jane Ennis, JWMS 11.4 (Spring 1996): 20-26. "The Communist Poet-Laureate: William Morris's Chants for Socialists." Nicholas Salmon, JWMS 14.3 (Winter 2001): 31-40. "The Serialisation of The Pilgrims of Hope." Nicholas Salmon, JWMS 12.2 (Spring 1997): 14-25. Morris's Socialist Writings and Political Romances (Nupkins Awakened, John Ball, News from Nowhere, The King's Lesson) "The Revision of News from Nowhere." J. Alex Macdonald, JWMS 3.2 (Summer 1976): 8-15. "Visions of Wild England: William Morris and Richard Jefferies." J. R. Ebbatson, JWMS 3.3 (Spring 1977): 12-29. "News from Nowhere in Recent Criticism." Peter Faulkner, JWMS 5.3 (Summer 1983): 2-7. "Morris and Thomas More." J. H. Lupton, JWMS 6.3 (Summer 1985): 11 [extract from introduction to The Utopia of Thomas More]. "'A Not So Golden Age': The Genesis of Morris's A King's Lesson." Helen A. Timo, JWMS 7.4 (Spring 1988): 16-18. "Bloody Sunday and News from Nowhere." Michael Fellman, JWMS 8.4 (Spring 1990): 9-18. "News from Nowhere as Erotic Dream." Jan Marsh, JWMS 8.4 (Spring 1990): 19-23. "An Old House Amongst New Folk." Lesley A. Baker, JWMS 8.4 (Spring 1990): 24-27. "The Reviews Are In: Reclaiming the Success of Morris's 'Socialist Interlude.'" Pamela Bracken Wiens, JWMS 9.2 (Spring 1991): 16-21. "Design and Technology in Nowhere." Roger Coleman, JWMS 9.2 (Spring 1991): 28-39. "Eros Unbound: Sexual Identities in News from Nowhere." Ady Mineo, JWMS 9.4 (Spring 1992): 8-14. "Mr. Olaf Entertains; Or, William Morris's Forgotten Dialogues." Nicholas Salmon, JWMS 9.4 (Spring 1992): 15-24. "The Revision of A Dream of John Ball." Nicholas Salmon, JWMS 10.2 (Spring 1993): 15-17. "The Old Grumbler At Runnymede." Jan Holm, JWMS 10.2 (Spring 1993): 17-21. "The Liveliness of News from Nowhere: Structure, Language and Allusion." Alexander MacDonald, JWMS 10.2 (Spring 1993): 22-26. "Liberationist Sexuality and Nonviolent Resistance: The Legacy of Blake and Shelley in Morris's News from Nowhere." Ashton Nichols, JWMS 10.4 (Spring 1994): 20-27. "Topical Realism in The Tables Turned." Nicholas Salmon, JWMS 11.2 (Spring 1995): 11-19. "Beauty and the Body in News from Nowhere." Naomi Jacobs, JWMS 12.2 (Spring 1997): 26-30. "International Trade in News from Nowhere." Jannett Highfill, JWMS 12.2 (Spring 1997): 31-35. "Cycling in Nowhere." Tony Pinkney, JWMS 13. 2 (Spring 1999): 28-33. "William Morris the Socialist Reviewer." Nicholas Salmon, JWMS 13.4 (Spring 2000): 57-63. "From Pastoral Arcadia to Stable-State Mini-Cities: Morris's News from Nowhere and Callenbach's Ecotopia." Martin Delveaux, JWMS 14.1 (Autumn 2000): 75-81. "A Reassessment of A Dream of John Ball." Nicholas Salmon, JWMS 14.2 (Spring 2001): 29-38. "A Study in Victorian Historiography: William Morris's Germanic Romances." Nicholas Salmon, JWMS 14.2 (Spring 2001): 59-89. "William Morris and Oscar Wilde." Peter Faulkner, JWMS 14.4 (Summer 2002): 25-40. Morris's Late Romances "Morris and Yeats." Peter Faulkner, JWMS 1.3 (Summer 1963): 19-23. "The Iceland Journeys and the Late Romances." Jane S. Cooper, JWMS 5.4 (Winter 1983-84): 40-59. "Morris and Myth: A Romantic Heritage." Dinah Birch, JWMS 7.1 (Autumn 1986): 5-11. "'An Icelandic Tale Re-Told': William Morris's Sundering Flood." Helen A. Timo, JWMS 7.1 (Autumn 1986): 12-16. "A Structural Approach to The Wood Beyond the World." Andrew Dodds, JWMS 7.2 (Spring 1987): 26-28. "Circular Designs in Morris's The Story of the Glittering Plain." Pauline Dewan, JWMS 12.4 (Spring 1998): 15-20. "The First Modern 'Secondary World' Fantasy: Morris's Craftsmanship in The Story of The Glittering Plain." Norman Talbot, JWMS 13. 2 (Spring 1999): 3-11. "'Earth's Voices as They Are Indeed.'" Lesley A. Baker, JWMS 9.3 (Autumn 1991): 9-18. "Romantic Realities." Lesley A. Baker, JWMS 10.1 (Autumn 1992): 10-13. "'But He Were King, or Kinges Eyr. . .': Morris's re-telling of Havelok." Norman Talbot, JWMS 10.4 (Spring 1994): 28-39. "'Morris was a Giant': The Quest of T. E. Lawrence." Geoffrey Syer, JWMS 10.4 (Spring 1994): 48-52. "Morris and Traditional Storytelling." John Purkis, JWMS 11.1 (Autumn 1994): 16-18. "Water in William Morris's Late Prose Romances." Hilary Newman, JWMS 13.4 (Spring 2000): 41-47. "Forms of Friendship in The Roots of the Mountains." Regina Hansen, JWMS 11.3 (Autumn 1995): 19-21. Morris's Translations and Icelandic Diaries "Volsungasaga and Two Transformations." Dudley L. Hascall, JWMS 2.3 (Winter 1968): 18-23. "The Forces of Destiny and of Doom': William Morris, The Story of Kormak and the Heroic Ethic." Lesley Baker, JWMS 8.1 (Autumn 1988): 29-34. "Morris and Old French." Peter Faulkner, JWMS 15.1 (Winter 2002): 43-50. "The Saga of Jón Jónsson Saddlesmith of Lithend-cot." Ruth Ellison, JWMS 10.1 (Autumn 1992): 21-30. "'But He Were King, or Kinges Eyr. . .': Morris's re-telling of Havelok." Norman Talbot, JWMS 10.4 (Spring 1994): 28-39. "Fire and Ice: Clashing Visions of Iceland in the Travel Narratives of Morris and Burton." Pamela Bracken Wiens, JWMS 11.4 (Spring 1996): 12-18. "The Importance of Morris's Beowulf." Robert Boenig, JWMS 12.2 (Spring 1997): 7-13. "'The North Begins Inside': Morris and Trollope in Iceland." Peter Preston, JWMS 14.2 (Spring 2001): 8-28.   Morris's Opinions on Literature   "William Morris as a Reviewer." JWMS 5.2 (Winter 1982): 32. "'Deliver Us from Two (or More) Professors of Criticism.'" Alan Bacon, JWMS 9.1 (Autumn 1990): 29-34. "Morris and Literacy." Kerima Mohideen, JWMS 11.1 (Autumn 1994): 19-26. "Morris and the Study of English." Peter Faulkner, JWMS 11.1 (Autumn 1994): 26-30. Other Topics "Morris and James Joyce." Stephen Hero, JWMS 6.3 (Summer 1985): 11 [extract from James Joyce, 1944]. Other Sides of William Morris For a list of additional articles about other aspects of William Morris, please see our other portals: ART: Morris's visual designs, including book design, calligraphy, furniture, decorative arts, paintings, drawings, stained glass, tapestries, textiles, and wallpapers. LIFE: Learn who William Morris was, what he did, where he lived, who he knew, and why he's still relevant today. SOCIAL THOUGHT: Although it is properly a sub-set of Morris's writings, his ideas on Socialism form a distinct and important part of the impact he had on his own society (as well as on our own today). 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