Background
Blissett, William Frank was born on October 11, 1921 in East End, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Ralph Richardson and Gladys (Jones) Blissett.
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Table of contents, list of illustrations, acknowledgments, bibliographical note, two appendices, index. Black and white illustrations. Based on correspondence between the author and poet-artist Jones. xii , 159+ 1 pages. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo..
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Blissett, William Frank was born on October 11, 1921 in East End, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Ralph Richardson and Gladys (Jones) Blissett.
Bachelor, University British Columbia, 1943. Master of Arts, University Toronto, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, University Toronto, 1950.
Lecturer in English, University of Toronto 1948-1950. Association Professor University of Sask. 1950-1957, Professor 1957-1960.
Professor, and Head, Department, of English, Huron College University of W. Ontario 1960-1965. Professor, of English, University College University of Toronto 1965-1987, Professor Emeritus since 1987. Honorary Fellow, Huron College 1966.
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Author: The Long Conversation, 1981. Editor: Editing Illustrated Books, 1980. Editor University Toronto Quarterly, 1965-1976.Advisory board: Encyclopedia of Shakespeare and Music, 1991, Chesterton Review, since 1984. Co-editor: Spenser Encyclopedia, 1982-1990. Joint editor: A Celebration of Ben Jonson, 1974.Subject of book: Craft and Tradition: Essays in Honour of William Blissett, 1990.
Member International Association University Professors English, David Jones Society, William Morris Society, TeamSpeak Eliot Society, Toronto Wagner Society.
Travel, opera, book collecting.