The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems by William Morris, Fiction, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

And ever the great bell overheadBoom'd in the wind a knell for the dead --Though no one toll'd it, a knell for the dead!-- "The Blue Closet"

Here Morris explores many of the ideas and themes that would provide continued inspiration throughout his long and influential career -- especially those arising out of the Arthurian tradition, such as "King Arthur's Tomb," and "Sir Galahad, A Christmas Mystery." And ever the great bell overhead Boom'd in the wind a knell for the dead -- Though no one toll'd it, a knell for the dead! -- "The Blue Closet"

Author: William Morris
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Aegypan
Published: 02/01/2008
Pages: 148
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d
ISBN: 9781603124843

About the Author
Morris, William: - "William Morris ( 1834 - 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, novelist, translator and socialist activist. Associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement, he was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he played a significant role in propagating the early socialist movement in Britain."