The Kelmscott Chaucer: William Morris's Quest for the Medieval Reader

Author / Editor
Davis, Annie S.

Title
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.