Chapter British Socialism in the late 19th Century and the Question of Empire: John Ruskin and William Morris

The paper explores contradictory approaches of late 19th century British socialists towards the legitimacy of the British Empire. As an illustration, two prominent socialist agitators of the Victorian era, John Ruskin and William Morris, have been selected. The central problem concerns the possible...

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Autor principal: Zinkiewicz, Grzegorz
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description The paper explores contradictory approaches of late 19th century British socialists towards the legitimacy of the British Empire. As an illustration, two prominent socialist agitators of the Victorian era, John Ruskin and William Morris, have been selected. The central problem concerns the possible reasons for the radically different perceptions of the same formation by the Victorian sages who otherwise shared similar views on art and society; namely Ruskin’s apotheosis and Morris’ negation. At the same time, the text casts doubt on the popular belief that Ruskin took a shortcut in the face of growing uncertainty about the plausibility of his aesthetic theory, while Morris’ rejection of the Empire resulted from his programmatic anti-imperialism in accordance with the Marxist doctrine. The answer may actually lie in their former art-informed views and enterprises.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1548812025-03-07T13:41:46Z Chapter British Socialism in the late 19th Century and the Question of Empire: John Ruskin and William Morris Zinkiewicz, Grzegorz British Empire British colonies postcolonialism colonialism Great Britain United Kingdom The paper explores contradictory approaches of late 19th century British socialists towards the legitimacy of the British Empire. As an illustration, two prominent socialist agitators of the Victorian era, John Ruskin and William Morris, have been selected. The central problem concerns the possible reasons for the radically different perceptions of the same formation by the Victorian sages who otherwise shared similar views on art and society; namely Ruskin’s apotheosis and Morris’ negation. At the same time, the text casts doubt on the popular belief that Ruskin took a shortcut in the face of growing uncertainty about the plausibility of his aesthetic theory, while Morris’ rejection of the Empire resulted from his programmatic anti-imperialism in accordance with the Marxist doctrine. The answer may actually lie in their former art-informed views and enterprises. 2025-03-07T13:41:43Z 2025-03-07T13:41:43Z 2019 chapter ONIX_20250307_9788381422963_306 9788381422963 9788381422956 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/154881 pol image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.press.uni.lodz.pl/index.php/wul/catalog/book/961 Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego 10.18778/8142-295-6.07 The paper explores contradictory approaches of late 19th century British socialists towards the legitimacy of the British Empire. As an illustration, two prominent socialist agitators of the Victorian era, John Ruskin and William Morris, have been selected. The central problem concerns the possible reasons for the radically different perceptions of the same formation by the Victorian sages who otherwise shared similar views on art and society; namely Ruskin’s apotheosis and Morris’ negation. At the same time, the text casts doubt on the popular belief that Ruskin took a shortcut in the face of growing uncertainty about the plausibility of his aesthetic theory, while Morris’ rejection of the Empire resulted from his programmatic anti-imperialism in accordance with the Marxist doctrine. The answer may actually lie in their former art-informed views and enterprises. 10.18778/8142-295-6.07 83bfe9c9-323d-4283-b087-d859fd9af314 9788381422963 9788381422956 97-110 open access
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British colonies
postcolonialism
colonialism
Great Britain
United Kingdom
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Chapter British Socialism in the late 19th Century and the Question of Empire: John Ruskin and William Morris
title Chapter British Socialism in the late 19th Century and the Question of Empire: John Ruskin and William Morris
title_full Chapter British Socialism in the late 19th Century and the Question of Empire: John Ruskin and William Morris
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title_short Chapter British Socialism in the late 19th Century and the Question of Empire: John Ruskin and William Morris
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British colonies
postcolonialism
colonialism
Great Britain
United Kingdom
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British colonies
postcolonialism
colonialism
Great Britain
United Kingdom
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