Background
William Baker was born on July 6, 1944, in Shipston On Stour, Surrey, United Kingdom. He is the son of Stanley Cohen and Mabel (Woolf) Baker.
University of Sussex
University of London
Loughborough University of Technology
City Literary Institute
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
University of Kent at Canterbury
West Midlands College of Higher Education
Clifton College
Northern Illinois University
(The Merchant of Venice has always been regarded as one of...)
The Merchant of Venice has always been regarded as one of Shakespeare's most interesting plays. Before the nineteenth century critical reaction is relatively fragmentary. However between then and the late twentieth century the critical tradition reveals the tremendous vitality of the play to evoke emotion in the theatre and in the study. Since the middle of the twentieth century reactions to the drama have been influenced by the Nazi destruction of European Jewry. The first volume to document the full tradition of criticism of The Merchant of Venice includes an extensive introduction which charts the reactions to the play up to the beginning of the twenty first century and reflects changing reactions to prejudice in this period. Material by a variety of critics appears here for the first time since initial publication. Reactions are included from: Malone, Hazlitt, Jameson, Heine, Knight, Lewes, Halliwell-Phillips, Furnivall, Irving, Ruskin, Swinburne, Masefield, Gollancz and Quiller-Couch.
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1985
(The books of James and 1 & 2 Peter put feet to the Christ...)
The books of James and 1 & 2 Peter put feet to the Christian walk, urging the child of God to focus on living out what he or she believes. These three books challenges believers to evaluate their lives in the light of the Sermon on the Mount, to be the same person in the eyes of others as in their own heart,and to follow after Christ regardless of circumstances. In James, Dr. William Baker deals in a straighforward manner with temptation, anger, inmorality, the tongue. prejudice, partiality, hypocritical teachers, jealously, lust, humility, trusting God, conviction of sin, self-justification, confession of sin, and more. One cannot read James with without experiecing a strong tug of conviction. In 1 Peter, Dr.Baker explains how Peter presebt the true, pure gospel of Jesus Christ as the ultimate encouragement in suffering. True faith and godly living are the greatest resources a believer can have to endure suffering with patience. In 2 Peter, Dr.Baker reviews Peter's warnings to safeguard the truth DON'T JUST STAND THERE, BE SOMETHING! BE THE FOLLOWER OF CHRIST YOU WERE CREATED TO BE: The books of James and 1 & 2 Peter put feet to the Christian walk, urging the child of God to focus on living out what he or she believes. These three books challenges believers to evaluate their lives in the light of the Sermon on the Mount, to be the same person in the eyes of others as in their own heart,and to follow after Christ regardless of circumstances. In James, Dr. William Baker deals in a straighforward manner with temptation, anger, inmorality, the tongue. prejudice, partiality, hypocritical teachers, jealously, lust, humility, trusting God, conviction of sin, self-justification, confession of sin, and more. One cannot read James with without experiecing a strong tug of conviction. In 1 Peter, Dr.Baker explains how Peter presebt the true, pure gospel of Jesus Christ as the ultimate encouragement in suffering. True faith and godly living are the greatest resources a believer can have to endure suffering with patience. In 2 Peter, Dr.Baker reviews Peter's warnings to safeguard the truth
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2003
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2012
(Pinter’s World: Pinter and Company is not a full-scale bi...)
Pinter’s World: Pinter and Company is not a full-scale biography but a series of illuminating chapters about Pinter’s life, character, and thought, employing new information found in his “Appointment Diaries,” recent biographical sources such as Simon Gray’s memoirs, and Henry Woolf’s reminiscences in addition to personal discussions with several in Pinter’s world. This book provides a fresh illumination of Pinter’s life and art, his friendships, obsessions, and concerns.Material is arranged around themes, key concerns, Pinter’s activities. Pinter’s meetings and endeavors, for instance, with whom he met and when, when he wrote what and when, and his perspective at the time are documented. This work explores Pinter’s writing: drama, poetry, prose, journalism, and letters, which are here regarded as part of his aesthetic achievement. Pinter’s World: Pinter and Company presents a pointillist portrait of him through examining central concerns in his life. These encompass an obsession with the theater and games; delight in restaurants, demonstrating that Pinter is far removed from the socially awkward isolated figures populating his early work; and the women in Pinter’s world. Other areas examined include Pinter’s political engagement, from his adolescence to his last years, and the literary and other creative influences upon him. This work draws upon consultation of his papers at the British Library, including letters to others, especially close friends with whom he kept close contact for over half a century. These letters should be regarded on par with his other creative accomplishments. Pinter was a fascinating letter writer, whose letters reveal thoughts at the time of writing often in abrupt most colorful idiomatic language. His “Appointment Diaries” cannot reveal what actually occurred during his meetings, but they do provide a guide to what he did on a daily basis and whom he met. Memories from his friends, his professional colleagues, cricket players, and his second wife, Antonia Fraser, illuminate Pinter’s personality and actions. Pinter’s first literary love was poetry and, unlike most other Pinter studies, this one gives attention to his neglected poetic output that often reveals the real Pinter and the enigma that is at the heart of every great artist.
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2018
William Baker was born on July 6, 1944, in Shipston On Stour, Surrey, United Kingdom. He is the son of Stanley Cohen and Mabel (Woolf) Baker.
Baker graduated from the University of Sussex in 1966. He then obtained his Master of Philosophy degree from Royal Holloway College in London in 1970. Three years later he received his doctorate from the University of London.
Baker also finished post-graduate studies at Loughborough University of Technology, specializing in library and information studies in 1981. He obtained a Master of Library Science degree from it in 1987.
Baker started his career working as a lecturer in English at City Literary Institute in London in 1967. Four years later he went to Israel where he worked at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He returned to England in 1977 and continued working as a lecturer at the University of Kent at Canterbury. Two years later, however, he went to the West Midlands College of Higher Education and worked there as a senior lecturer.
In 1986, Baker started serving as a housemaster at Clifton College in Bristol, but soon left the country and since 1989, he is associated with Northern Illinois University, where he holds the position of a professor of English and library studies.
(Pinter’s World: Pinter and Company is not a full-scale bi...)
2018(This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)
2012(The books of James and 1 & 2 Peter put feet to the Christ...)
2003(With few exceptions, there has been little serious analys...)
1975(The Merchant of Venice has always been regarded as one of...)
1985(An analysis of the London Library during its first few ye...)
1992Baker is a member of the Modern Language Association of America, American Library Association, Society for Textual Scholarship, Bibliographical Society of America, British Library Association, George Eliot Fellowship and Wilkie Collins Society.
Baker married Rivka Frank on November 16, 1969. The couple has 2 children: Sharon and Karen.