... everyday objects with these qualities. The influence of this movement extended throughout Europe and the United States for generations, and fathered the art nouveau style. In his numerous writings, Morris excelled in verse translations from classic and medieval sources. Among these were The Earthly Paradise, much in the manner of the great Middle English poet Geoffrey Chaucer; The Aeneid of Virgil; and The Odyssey, in the metrical style of the English dramatist and classical translator ... those that he thought to be characteristic of the art of the Middle Ages. His designs for books an...

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