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'The Deep Still Land of Colours': Color Imagery in the Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems.

Focuses on pre-Raphaelite poems that contain vivid color imagery and which use color as a literary device. Examination of 'The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems,' which shows how carefully William Morris employs color as a means of manipulating readers' emotional responses to the characters and s...

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Published in:Studies in Philology Vol. 84; no. 2; pp. 180 - 194
Main Author: Tarvers, Josephine Koster
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: University of North Carolina Press Spring87
Subjects:
Color in literature
Pre-Raphaelitism
Art & literature
Morris, William, 1834-1896
Criticism
Defence of Guenevere & Other Poems, The (Book)
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Focuses on pre-Raphaelite poems that contain vivid color imagery and which use color as a literary device. Examination of 'The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems,' which shows how carefully William Morris employs color as a means of manipulating readers' emotional responses to the characters and situations in his poetry; Morris' observation of medieval art forms.