I was half mad with beauty on that day.

William Morris

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Topic

Beauty

Author

William Morris

Source

The Defense of Guenevere

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1858 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Designer Artist

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United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Morris, William. "The Defence of Guenevere." The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems. London: Bell & Daldy, 1858.

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Tis better to have loved and lost
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Time
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Original Citation

Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. In Memoriam A.H.H. London: Edward Moxon, 1850, pt. 27, st. 4.

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Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. "In Memoriam A.H.H." Alfred Tennyson: The Major Works, edited by Adam Roberts. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 27, st. 4.

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"Beauty" is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is determined by politics, and in the modern age in the West it is the last, best belief system that keeps male dominance intact.

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Source
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
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Wolf, Naomi. The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women. Chatto & Windus, 1990.