is it worth it to read charles fourier and William Morris' own works or is secondary literature enough? i'm not a historian so I'm not particularly excited to read 12 volumes of a minor guy, but if his stuff is good I will.
>>8210519
If you mean William Morris the designer and political activist, then I found pic related to be a useful sampler and a good starting point for investigating his other works.
>>8210625
i did! thanks, i'll check it out
>>8210519
both of them are fun to read. morris is comfy as shit, and fourier is hilarious fun. don't know if all fourier's stuff has been translated, but you should be able to find some in english
>>8210519
Morris covered a huge range of writing (and other work). What interests you, his writing on art, socialism, News from Nowhere, architecture, his fantasy novels...?
(I'm actually a Morris scholar).
>>8210671
Oddly, he was a big influence on the Inklings, especially Tolkien and Lewis (as was George MacDonald). In his last few years he wrote these dreamy medieval magical novels that they used to create the classic "high fantasy" setting that became so ubiquitous. Because he wrote in fairly stilted quasi-medieval language, they fell out of popularity. Lewis's Magician's Nephew completely steals The Wood Between the Worlds from Morris, as an homage.
