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William Morris and the Problem of Englishness

Loughborough University, UK, r.e.kinna{at}lboro.ac.uk

This article examines William Morris’s idea of Englishness, considered through a critique of his concept of fellowship or community. It looks at the charge that Morris wrongly neglected the importance of nationality as a focus for organization in socialism, preferring instead an internationalist ideal, based on an unworkable model of small-scale community. I defend Morris against these claims by arguing that Morris’s socialism was consistent with expressions of nationality and that his communitarianism was grounded on a concept of enjoyable labour, not friendship as is often supposed.

Key Words: community • Englishness • fellowship • Morris

European Journal of Political Theory, Vol. 5, No. 1, 85-99 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1474885106059070


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