Description
These papers pertain
to Bender's teaching and writing. Included are correspondence; research files; departmental
files pertaining to comparative literature at Stanford; lectures and talks; publication
files containing correspondence, drafts of articles, and proofs; class files (primarily on
Shakespeare and Spenser) containing syllabi, reading lists, lecture notes, class handouts,
and other materials; and drafts of his book IMAGINING THE PENITENTIARY.
Background
John Bryant Bender earned his A.B. in English at Princeton University in 1962 and his Ph.D.
at Cornell University in 1967. He has been a professor of English at Stanford University
since 1967. His publications include SPENSER AND LITERARY PICTORIALISM (1972); IMAGINING THE
PENITENTIARY : FICTION AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF MIND IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND (1987);
and CHRONOTYPES : THE CONSTRUCTION OF TIME (1991), which he edited with David E.
Wellbery.
Restrictions
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be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Availability
Files in Accession ARCH-2005-088, Subseries 6 are restricted. The collection is otherwise
open for research; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in advance of intended
use.