The Answer to the Lyre : Richard Bentley's Illustrations for Thomas Gray's Poems /
In 1753 Robert Dodsley published Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray. Sponsored by Horace Walpole, this quarto was the first major aesthetic expression of the Strawberry Hill circle and a landmark in English book illustration.
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2017]
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| Edition: | Reprint 2016. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Facsimile of Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray
- Introduction
- I. History of the Publication
- II. Background for Bentley's Graphic Art
- III. Title Page Fleuron
- IV. Designs for Ode on the Spring
- V. Designs for Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat
- VI. Designs for Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College
- VII. Designs for A Long Story
- VIII. Designs for Hymn to Adversity
- IX. Designs for Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard
- X. Conclusion
- Appendix I: Designs for The Bard
- Appendix II: Identification of Engravers
- Illustrations
- Index
