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This study bridges the chronological divide between the Romantic era and the first six decades of the 20th century, interpreting John Cowper Powys (1872-1963) as a major, under-recognized contributor to…
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Herbert Williams
John Cowper Powys (1872-1963) has been called the forgotten man of English literature, seemingly a remarkable assessment for such a prolific writer. He lived for many years in the U.S…
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John Cowper Powys
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Joe Boulter
New Essays on John Cowper Powys, including a postmodern reading of Powys via G. Wilson Knight, Mikhail Bakhtin, Jean Baudrillard and Gianni Vattimo; Wolf Solent, parody and postmodern fiction; Jacques…
A new collection of essays. H.W. Fawkner’s essay A–Venusi explores issues of reading, movement, love and sex, the ‘amorous self’, and affectivity in A Glastonbury Romance. Ian Hughes looks at…
'Mr. Powys is to be congratulated on having written a book of the kind that most needs writing and most deserves to be read...Here in a dozen chapters of eloquent…
John Cowper Powys, Llewelyn Powys
In this revealing memoir, brothers John Cowper Powys and Llewellyn Powys open up about their personal lives, their writing processes, and their complex relationship. From their childhood in Dorset to…
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Jeremy Mark Robinson
Both Hardy and Powys created a poetic Wessex landscape. Hardy’s Wessex has entered popular folklore and myth, and is used in the promotion of holidays, walks, tours, museums, hotels, even…
Harald Fawkner
A critical study of the novelist John Cowper Powys (1872-1963) by a leading Powys critic.
Wood and Stone was John Cowper Powys’ first novel published in 1915. The novel is set in the area of south Somerset that John Cowper Powys grew up in. When…
for while it is easy to indicate the overtones and undertones of Sensuality it would be hard to bring a gentle, vague word, like the word “sensuousness” down to the…
Samphire is a novel by John Cowper Powys. It tells the story of two families living in a small seaside town in England and explores the themes of love, desire…
Divided in two parts, this book includes: Analysis of Culture which deals with, in separate chapters, Philosophy, Literature, Poetry, Painting and Religion, and Application of Culture which covers Happiness, Love…
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe…
Publisher: G. A. Shaw Publication date: 1916 Subjects: Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Poetry / General Poetry / English, Irish…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
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This collection of poetry by John Cowper Powys is both haunting and enchanting. His use of vivid language and imagery creates a sense of otherworldliness that transports readers to a…
A collection of insightful and thought-provoking essays on great works of literature. Explore the themes and meanings of great works of the past through the lens of a gifted literary…
Explores the problem of how man lives with his fellow man, and also with woman. As opposed to the abstract arguments concerning Man in the universe, this title deals with…
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Suspended Judgments: Essays On Books And Sensations is a collection of essays written by John Cowper Powys and published in 1916. The book is a reflection on the author's personal…
This is a new release of the original 1923 edition.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an…
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