The Kelmscott Chaucer: William Morris's Quest for the Medieval Reader
- Author / Editor
- Davis, Annie S.
The Kelmscott Chaucer: William Morris's Quest for the Medieval Reader
- Published
- DAI A70.08 (2010): n.p.
- Description
- Davis examines ramifications of the interplay between graphic design and text in William Morris's Kelmscott edition of Chaucer, arguing that the consequent mediation is a precursor to Walter Benjamin's theorized divorce of mechanically reproduced art from "aura" or "authentic presence."
- Chaucer Subjects
- Facsimiles, Editions, and Translations.