Beckford of Lansdown : a homage for the 250th anniversary of his birth / Jerry Nolan.
ISBN
9780955843358
Dewey Classmark
920 BEC
823.7
Local Shelfmark
B 920 BEC
Personal Author
Nolan, Jerry.
Publication
Chiswick : The Agathopolis Company, 2010.
Physical Description
134 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Contents
Contents: Sections 1-3: Introductory-- Sections 4-14: Range of Critical Studies-- Section 15: Extraordinary Views at Lansdown Tower - Epilogue: an extract from Jerry Nolan's play about William Beckford & Cyrus Redding published by The Agathopolis Company (December, 2008)-- Section 16. Chiselling Self-Illustration: William Beckford at 250: previously unpublished poem by Jerry Nolan.
Summary of Contents
Summary: Research into the Beckford Papers at the Bodleian Library reveals how the William Beckford who retired to Lansdown in Bath seems at odds with the recycled version of a confused old man being deservedly punished for a lifetime of misdeeds and ill-gotten fortune. This study of Beckford of Lansdown marks the 250th anniversary of his birth.
Subject - Personal Name
Beckford, William, 1760-1844.
Copy Information
1 1104855725 PBK OA B920 BEC
008
100906s2010 xxka gr 0000 0beng d
020##
$a
9780955843358
08204
$a
920 BEC
$2
22
08200
$a
823.7
090#0
$a
B 920 BEC
1001#
$a
Nolan, Jerry.
24510
$a
Beckford of Lansdown :
$b
a homage for the 250th anniversary of his birth /
$c
Jerry Nolan.
260##
$a
Chiswick :
$b
The Agathopolis Company,
$c
2010.
300##
$a
134 p. :
$b
ill. ;
$c
21 cm
5050#
$a
Sections 1-3: Introductory-- Sections 4-14: Range of Critical Studies-- Section 15: Extraordinary Views at Lansdown Tower - Epilogue: an extract from Jerry Nolan's play about William Beckford & Cyrus Redding published by The Agathopolis Company (December, 2008)-- Section 16. Chiselling Self-Illustration: William Beckford at 250: previously unpublished poem by Jerry Nolan.
520##
$a
Research into the Beckford Papers at the Bodleian Library reveals how the William Beckford who retired to Lansdown in Bath seems at odds with the recycled version of a confused old man being deservedly punished for a lifetime of misdeeds and ill-gotten fortune. This study of Beckford of Lansdown marks the 250th anniversary of his birth.
