Blake records : documents (1714-1841) concerning the life of William Blake (1757-1827) and his family, incorporating Blake records (1969), Blake records supplement (1988), and extensive discoveries since 1988 / G.E. Bentley, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bentley, G. E., Jr. (Gerald Eades), 1930-2017.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blake, William, 1757-1827.

Blake, William, 1757-1827--Family.

Poets, English--18th century--Biography--Sources.

Poets, English.

Families.

Poets, English--19th century--Biography--Sources.

Artists--Great Britain--Biography--Sources.

Artists.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Biographies.

Sources.

Physical Description:

xxxviii, 943 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Blake records

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, [2004]

Summary:

Poet, painter, engraver, and mystic, William Blake (1757-1827) is unequalled for the imaginary force and visionary power of his works. This fascinating book collects all the known documentary records relating to Blake's long and productive life. Distinguished Blake expert, G. E. Bentley, Jr., editor of the first edition of Blake Records and Blake Records Supplement, brings together new and updated material on Blake's life, career, family, friends, and patrons. The result of decades of research, this book is comprehensive, accessible, and highly enlightening.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [847]-879) and index.

Contains:

Bentley, G. E., Jr. (Gerald Eades), 1930-2017. Blake records.

Bentley, G. E., Jr. (Gerald Eades), 1930-2017. Blake records supplement.

ISBN:

0300096852

OCLC:

49775332