William Morris's conception of hospitality as a form of political tolerance is surveyed within the context of Victorian medievalism.It is commonly argued that William Morris's notion of the good society is uniquely tolerant - a claim which this book tests, asking whether Victorian medievalism and the associated ideal of hospitality offered Morris the resourcesto develop a new conception of utopia, characterized by openness rather than classical exclusivity. This central theme is addressed across a range of artistic and intellectual contexts, from Victorian neo-feudalism to socialism and the Arts and Crafts Movement, and drawing from work in literature, architecture, anthropology, political theory, law, art history and translation. Together with an analysis of the roots and legacy of Morris's work, the book offers a detailed survey of his many projects. Dr MARCUS WAITHE lectures in Victorian Literature at the University of Sheffield.

Wanderers Entertained: Idealized Hospitality in the Literature of Nineteenth-Century MedievalismBefore `the days when hospitality had to be bought and sold': Idealized Hospitality and Aesthetic Separatism in Morris's Work of the 1860s and 1870s1870sEntertaining the Past: Problems in Tourism, Translation and PreservationUtopian Hospitality: The Teutonic `House Community' and the Hammersmith Guest HouseLegacies