William Morris Archive

The Reception of William Morris's Beowulf


Bibliographic Citation

Chris Jones, “The Reception of William Morris'sBeowulf,” William Morris Archive, accessed November 9, 2024, 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.