Ten journeys to the Venusberg: Morris' drafts for "The Hill of Venus"

Florence Boos

doi:10.1353/vp.2001.0038

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Ten journeys to the Venusberg: Morris' drafts for "The Hill of Venus"

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Ten journeys to the Venusberg: Morris' drafts for "The Hill of Venus"

Florence Boos

Victorian poetry, Vol.39(4), pp.597-616

12/22/2001

DOI: 10.1353/vp.2001.0038

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Abstract

William Morris revised nothing else as many times as he did "The Hill of Venus," the last of "The Earthly Paradise's" twenty-five tales. One might argue that Morris's indecision was an emblem of several of the narrative's principal topoi: the ambivalence of thwarted eros and agape; the elusiveness and deferral of earthly happiness; and the incompleteness and suspensive nature of all achievement.

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Morris, William (1834-1896)

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Title: Subtitle: Ten journeys to the Venusberg: Morris' drafts for "The Hill of Venus"
Creators: Florence Boos
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Victorian poetry, Vol.39(4), pp.597-616
Publisher: West Virginia University
DOI: 10.1353/vp.2001.0038
ISSN: 0042-5206
eISSN: 1530-7190
Language: English
Date published: 12/22/2001
Academic Unit: International Programs; English
Record Identifier: 9984398845302771

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