tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post8154114207691059056..comments2023-10-04T09:50:08.070-05:00Comments on Logismoi: 'Remember Me a Little Then I Pray'—William MorrisAaron Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-63911899153666018742010-03-25T10:43:41.047-05:002010-03-25T10:43:41.047-05:00Last year a couple of friends and I each chose 200...Last year a couple of friends and I each chose 200 books, from our respective personal libraries, that we would keep if we had to give up the rest -- say if we were moving into assisted living facilities or something. (I'm 54, but not getting any younger! The other guys were younger than I.)<br /><br />I shared my selections in emails to the other guys. William Morris's Icelandic Journals made my first 40 selections.<br /><br />I recommend the edition I have, a 1970 Praeger hardback with a foldout map. A paperback edition from Mare's Nest is defective, according to a review in the Times Literary Supplement.<br /><br />Incidentally, if you're interested in Icelandic things, I can recommend Jacqueline Simpson's collection, Icelandic Folktales and Legends, a new issue of which is reviewed here:<br /><br />http://www.greenmanreview.com/book/book_simpson_icelandicfolktales.htmlExtollagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580955213307049077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-8818143234163943542010-03-24T16:14:10.279-05:002010-03-24T16:14:10.279-05:00Yes, Aaron, the pre-Raphaelite collection is perma...Yes, Aaron, the pre-Raphaelite collection is permanent. Along with the Howard Pyle section, it is really the core of the museum. If you are in the area, it is definitely worth a visit. Their website is www.preraph.org.The Jester of Qihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015274629532918121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-54083514198339407742010-03-24T13:25:49.619-05:002010-03-24T13:25:49.619-05:00Ryan> That sounds really neat. There is a sligh...Ryan> That sounds really neat. There is a slight possibility I may in the DE area in late May/early June. Is the collection a permanent one?<br /><br />David> I don't know! But tune in next week for my next 'author profile'.<br /><br />Maximus> Well, it's unlikely that I'll ever be posting about writers as <i>frequently</i> as I used to about Saints. But the new feature will certainly take some of the pressure off to keep coming up with material on holy people.<br /><br />Perhaps, though, I could occasionally do much more modest Saints posts? For some time I have limited myself only to those for whom I had really good sources. But maybe I could occasionally throw in a few facts gleaned from the <i>Horologion</i> or my little <i>Oxford Dictionary of Saints</i>. Anyway, it is likely that the meatier posts will be the secular writers.Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-7219401195690324372010-03-24T12:57:42.941-05:002010-03-24T12:57:42.941-05:00I am totally behind you cultivating another focus ...I am totally behind you cultivating another focus for this blog!!!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462791786546752315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-274788464157099372010-03-24T11:48:22.930-05:002010-03-24T11:48:22.930-05:00How could I never have even heard of William Morri...How could I never have even heard of William Morris? What a wonderful article, encore!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-75546202615788033692010-03-24T10:54:43.678-05:002010-03-24T10:54:43.678-05:00I just happened to visit the Pre-Raphaelite collec...I just happened to visit the Pre-Raphaelite collection in the Delaware Art Museum this weekend (well worth a visit if you're in the area). Among the many goodies is one of Morris' handmade copies of the Earthly Paradise, which demonstrates his loving attention to all the crafts that go around making a book.The Jester of Qihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015274629532918121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-72054033298070688502010-03-24T08:42:18.396-05:002010-03-24T08:42:18.396-05:00Thank you for your kind words, ladies!
Anastasia&...Thank you for your kind words, ladies!<br /><br />Anastasia> I have not read Ruskin's <i>7 Lamps</i> through, but I <i>have</i> read bits and pieces of it. I have a big anthology of just Ruskin, as well as a little edition of <i>The Nature of Gothic</i>.<br /><br />Have you read E.M. Forster's <i>A Room with a View</i>? They refer to Ruskin quite a bit in that novel.<br /><br />Rebecca> I have not read that. I'd very much like to read a proper biography of him. Thompson's book is, as he himself states, not a biography but a study.<br /><br />Orr> Ah yes, 'Zelman Moses' sounds far more like a theatrical agent than 'William Morris'!<br /><br />Well, sorry, I probably should have heard of them, and then I would have understood the joke. Alas!Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-67988095566784019622010-03-24T08:25:44.817-05:002010-03-24T08:25:44.817-05:00I had made comment on Facebook about the William M...I had made comment on Facebook about the William Morris Agency (www.wma.com), which has nothing to do with the Pre-Raphaelite. In fact, the name is due to a typical American immigrant practice. Zelman Moses emigrated from Germany as a child and later anglicized (changed) his name to William Morris.<br /><br />I never actually knew the history of the name, but had always wondered if there was some tangential connection with your William Morris.123https://www.blogger.com/profile/14514075641944568806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-84933713959767555002010-03-24T06:56:50.122-05:002010-03-24T06:56:50.122-05:00What a lovely post! I've had Fiona McCarthy&#...What a lovely post! I've had Fiona McCarthy's biography of Morris highly recommended to me - have you read it?Xeneteiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311992929661487537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-89729782706398285762010-03-24T02:34:57.392-05:002010-03-24T02:34:57.392-05:00Superb article. I adore William Morris and all his...Superb article. I adore William Morris and all his lovely, multi-medium artistic inventions.<br /><br />John Ruskin's writing is also essential reading for anyone interested in a metaphysical philosophy of beauty, might I highly recommend "The Seven Lamps of Architecture" as a good starting point if you've not yet read it.<br /><br />Glad to have found your blog!Anastasia Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05662652607770229910noreply@blogger.com