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- 9 October 1946-2 October 1959 (Creation)
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1 file
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Comprises: an annotated script of 'The Prophetic Books of William Blake' radio programme by Bronowski (produced by Douglas Cleverdon, BBC Third Programme, 25 Jan 1951); an annotated script for 'Invention and Imagination 1. William Blake' radio programme by Bronowski (BBC Third Programme, 9 Oct 1946); a letter from William Heinemann publishers on promoting ['William Blake: A Man Without a Mask']; an annotated typescript and published copy from 'Literary Guide' (vol. 69, no. 6, Jun 1954) of 'The Mystical Quest of William Blake' by Bronowski; an annotated typescript of 'William Blake, 1757-1827' for publication in 'The Nation' (Nov 1957); [an earlier] annotated typescript on William Blake; [an introduction] by Bronowski for a publication of Blake's 'Songs of Innocence'; a typescript of Bronowski's introduction to 'William Blake: A Selection of Poems and Letters' edited by Bronowski; a typescript of 'William Blake, 1757-1827' sent to the Daily Express 'Books and Art' section (24 Sep 1957); a typescript and press cutting of a review by Bronowski of 'William Blake's illustrations to the Bible: A catalogue compiled by Geoffrey Keynes' (Dec 1957); a typescript review for publication in 'The Listener' of 'Symbol and Image in William Blake' by George Wingfield Digby and 'The Complete writings of William Blake with all the Variant Readings' edited by Geoffrey Keynes (25 Nov 1957); a typescript review for publication in 'New Statesman' (Nov 1957) of Keynes' volume of Blake writings and 'The Divine Vision' edited by Vivian de sola Pinto; a message and foreword written for an exhibition at Battersea Public Library to commemorate the bicentenary of William Blake's birth; reports by Bronowski on 'The Great Antinomian: A Study in the Sources of William Blake' by A L Morton (21 Jan 1958) and 'William Blake, The Politics of Vision' by Mark Schorer (2 Oct 1959); a press cutting of 'William Blake's Visions: Myth and Symbol' by Kathleen Raine (Manchester Guardian, 23 Nov 1957); a typed extract from 'Blake Studies' by Geoffrey Keynes (1949); and notes and press cuttings relating to Blake.