R. H. Cromek, Engraver, Editor, and Entrepreneur

Based on meticulous archival research, Dennis M. Read's study offers the most accurate and thorough account to date of the engraver, editor, and arts enthusiast R. H. Cromek. Though he is best known today as William Blake's nemesis, Cromek made significant contributions to the vitality of the arts in nineteenth-century Britain. Read traces Cromek's

List of contents

Contents: Father and son; Cromek the engraver; The Grave; The Canterbury Pilgrims; The Chalcographic Society; Reliques of Burns; Remains of Nithsdale and Galloway Song; Last days; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Dennis Read is Associate Professor of English at Denison University, USA.

Summary

Based on meticulous archival research, Dennis M. Read's study offers the most accurate and thorough account to date of the engraver, editor, and arts enthusiast R. H. Cromek. Though he is best known today as William Blake's nemesis, Cromek made significant contributions to the vitality of the arts in nineteenth-century Britain. Read traces Cromek's

Product details

• Authors: Dennis M. Read, Read Dennis M.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032928166
• ISBN: 978-1-032-92816-6
• No. of pages: 194
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; The arts: general issues, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, History of Art, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, The arts: general topics