The Reception of William Morris's Beowulf
Bibliographic Citation
Chris Jones, “The Reception of William Morris'sBeowulf,” William Morris Archive, accessed October 31, 2025, https://morrisarchive.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/3107.
Title
The Reception of William Morris's Beowulf
Creator
Chris Jones
Date
2007
Publisher
Toronto: University of Toronto Press
Subject
Beowulf
Extent
pp. 197-208
12 pages
Type
Essay
Is Part Of
Writing on the Image: Reading William Morris, ed. David Latham, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007.
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Abstract
First published in 1895 by the Kelmscott Press, William Morrisʹs translation of the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf has had a chequered reception among critics and scholars over the course of the last century. This essay investigates the varied and extreme reactions the poem has elicited since its publication.