Edward Williams

Poems, Lyric and Pastoral. (An Account Of, and Extracts From, the Welsh-bardic Triades.). Edward Williams

Publisher Marketing: Title: Poems, Lyric and Pastoral. (An account of, and extracts from, the Welsh-Bardic Triades.). Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Williams, Edward; 1794. 2 vol.; 12 . 992.b.33. Contributor Bio:  Williams, Edward Ed is the Henry Gardineer Symonds Professor of Management and Director of Entrepreneurship in the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management at Rice University. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of several companies including two that are publicly-held: Service Corporation International (NYSE), a Fortune 500 corporation, and EQUSS II Inc. (NYSE). At Rice, he teaches classes on entrepreneurship, venture creation, venture capital investing, business valuations, leveraged buyouts, and acquisitions. He has also started, bought, and/or sold several hundred companies. Williams received his undergraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania where he earned a B. S. in Economics (cum laude) from the Wharton School in 1966. He obtained a Ph. D. from the University of Texas Austin in 1968. At Penn, he was the recipient of the Benjamin Franklin and Jesse Jones scholarships. At Texas, he was awarded the Texas Savings and Loan fellowship. Williams has written extensively for both scholarly and professional journals. His publications include over 40 articles, seven books, and numerous other works. He has had the highest teacher evaluation of any faculty member at Rice University in the history of the school. On seven different occasions he has won the Teaching Excellence Award. Williams was named by Business Week as the #2 Entrepreneur in the United States, and he rates 4 stars from Business Week (the top ranking) as a member of the Jones Business School.