News from Nowhere; Or, An Epoch of Rest: A Quick Read edition

News from Nowhere; Or, An Epoch of Rest: A Quick Read edition

by Quick Read and William Morris
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 16/02/2024

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"News from Nowhere" is a novel by William Morris that depicts a future society based on common ownership and democratic control. In this society, there is no private property, no authority, and no class systems. The people find pleasure in nature and their work, which is seen as creative and pleasurable. The book addresses objections to socialism and emphasizes the abolition of divisions between art, life, and work. Women in this society are respected as child bearers and rearers, and domestic work is seen as something for which women are particularly suited. The society practices monogamy but is not bound by contractual marriage. Education is chosen by individuals, and children are encouraged to learn through nature. Morris envisions an ideal society free from the burdens of industrialization, where people live in harmony with the natural world.

ISBN:
9782385820572
9782385820572
Category:
Political ideologies
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
16-02-2024
Language:
English
Publisher:
​QuickRead
William Morris

William Morris (1834-1896) was one of the most influential thinkers and artists of his time. At Oxford, with the painter Burne-Jones, he fell under the influence of Ruskin and Rossetti.

Preoccupied with the poverty of modern design he taught himself at least thirteen crafts and founded his own design firm, Morris & Co.

In the late 1870s he became active in political and environmentalist matters and converted to socialism in 1883, helping to found the Socialist League a year later.

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