Paradise Dislocated

Paradise Dislocated offers a radical rereading of William Morris's neglected masterpiece, The Earthly Paradise. While most critics have seen this poem as the antithesis of the radical socialist politics that Morris embraced later in his career, or, at best, as an awkward prelude to that later development, Jeffrey Skoblow proposes that The Earthly Paradise is in fact central to Morris's political vision-indeed, it is the most radical manifestation of that vision. Paradise Dislocated explores the problematic relations between critical thought, art, utopian aspirations, and dystopian realities. It proposes a revaluation of Morris's poem and of his career as a whole, as well as a judgement upon the possibilities (and impossibilities) of imaginative and cultural criticism at Morris's moment-and at our own.

Paradisul dislocat ofera o recitire radicala a capodoperei neglijate a lui William Morris, Paradisul pamantesc. In timp ce majoritatea criticilor au vazut aceasta poezie ca antiteza politicii radicale socialiste pe care Morris a imbratisat-o mai tarziu in cariera sa sau, in cel mai bun caz, ca un preludiu incomod la acea dezvoltare ulterioara, Jeffrey Skoblow propune ca Paradisul pamantesc este de fapt esential pentru Morris. viziunea politica - intr-adevar, este cea mai radicala manifestare a acelei viziuni.