Blake records
Subtitle: 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
By: G.E. Bentley, Jr.
Contributors: Bentley, G. E. 1930-; Bentley, G. E. 1930-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Published for the Paul Mellon Centre  for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 943
Subjects: Blake, William,, 1757-1827.; Blake, William,, 1757-1827 -- Family.; Poets, English -- 18th century -- Biography -- Sources.; Poets, English -- 19th century -- Biography -- Sources.; Artists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Sources.
Genres: Sources.
Description: "Poet, painter, engraver and mystic, William Blake (1757-1827) is unequalled for the imaginary force and visionary power of his works. This book collects all the known documentary records relating to Blake's long and productive life. Distinguished Blake scholar, G. E. Bentley, the 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 scholarly and comprehensive, besides being accessible and highly enlightening."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [847]-879) and index.