NEWSLETTER
Blake and Music
In 1988 William Franklin (Professor of English, North Central Texas College, Corinth) wrote an M.A. thesis on Emily Dickinson that featured original musical settings. At the University of North Texas in 1997 he completed his Ph.D. dissertation, “Awen, Barddas and the Age of Blake”—on the Welsh bards and their influence on the mythic imagery of Blake. Meanwhile, he composed music for a number of Blake’s lyrics from the Songs, using the popular music of the day as models. Franklin is currently remastering the music on CD and plans to make the music available in some additional digital formats, perhaps WAV audio and/or MP3. [wfrankli@gte.net]