craftsmanship view of the world (contextual)

English translation: non-industrial view of the world

10:43 Dec 6, 2004

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English term or phrase: craftsmanship view of the world (contextual)

Additional info (not the context): Morris's political activity should never be set off from his work as artist, craftsman, book designer, poet, and novelist; all his artistic and literary pursuits were of a piece in the sense that each contributed in its own way to the betterment of Victorian culture, and by extension, to the reformation of society as a whole.

Context: I moved from William Morrisian socialist/craftsmenship view of the world to the acceptance of George Orwells' praise of the democratic bourgeoisie as the stabilizing strength...

I'm confused again. Should I read "craftsmanship" here as "proletariate" or as 'creation' and 'beauty will save the world' meaning that as an artist W.M. believed in, say, the winning power of the good will and grand destiny of the mankind? The latter seems appropriate but in the meantime I feel like it does not fit together well when opposed to "bourgeoisie'. But then again, bourgeoisie could be presented here as a practical, down-to-earth, real driving force as compared to all kinds of dreamers, even the nice ones. Thank you!

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Selected answer:non-industrial view of the world

Explanation:
William Morris was a leading member of the Arts and Crafts Movement, which encouraged the production of hand-crafted goods rather than the full-scale industrialized production getting under way in the 19th century.
"Craftsmanship" here therefore does not mean "proletariat", but rather an emphasis on human craft input into production.

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David Sirett
Local time: 04:18

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non-industrial view of the world

David Sirett

visión artesana del mundo

Valeria Verona

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visión artesana del mundo

Explanation:
El artesano como opuesto al burgués. Además el artesano es un artista y es un trabajador a la vez. Tiene las dos connotaciones ("proletariate AND artist").Así lo entiendo yo aquí...
Espero te sirva. Suerte.

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Note added at 22 mins (2004-12-06 11:05:16 GMT)
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artesano = craftman

Valeria Verona
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Spanish

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non-industrial view of the world

David Sirett
Local time: 04:18
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