William Blake's Conversations by G.E. Bentley Jr.

in 2005, numbering approximately 2,500 works by and about William Blake and his contemporaries.īurning Bright: the Bentley-Blake Collection Today (Victoria William Blake Collection (Victoria University Library)ĭonated by Bentley Jr. Victoria University Library has purchased additional acquisitions to the collection, including electrotypes from Blake’s original copper plates. It also includes a large collection of printed works, drawings, and manuscripts associated with George Cumberland (1754–1848), an artist, geologist, novelist, and generously donated his collection of materials related to William Blake, including manuscripts, commercial engravings, and books on Blake scholarship andĬriticism. His articles have appeared in journals such as the Times Literary Supplement, New York Public Library Bulletin, and the University of Toronto Quarterly. Studies in Japan: A Bibliography of Works on William Blake Published in Japan 1893–1993 (1994) Stranger from Paradise: A Biography of William Blake (2001)īooks Supplement: A Bibliography of Publications and Discoveries About William Blake, 1971–1992, Being aĬontinuation of Blake Books (1977) (1995) authored and edited numerous books and articles, primarily on William Blake:Ĭoncerning the Life of William Blake (1757–1827) and His Family, Incorporating Blake Records (1969), Blake Records Supplement (1988), and Extensive Discoveries (1965) to Professor of English (1967), before retiring as Emeritus Professor of English in 1996.īentley Jr. In 1960, he became Assistant Professor at University College at the University of Toronto, where he remained for the rest of his career, advancing from Associate Professor Was appointed as an English instructor at the University of Chicago. After completing his education, Bentley Jr.

He specialized in literature, and wrote all three of his theses on William Blake.

Brandeis, William Blake & His Contemporaries: An Exhibition Selected from the Bentley Collection at Victoria University, 2006 “Before its transfer to the Library, the Bentley collection was known to Blake scholars as one of the largest gatherings of Blake’s commercial book

William Blake's Conversations by G.E. Bentley Jr.