Often described as one of the great apocalyptic novels of our time, "Wolf Solent" is the story of a young man returning from London to work near to the school at which his father had been history master. Complex, romantic and humorous, it is a classic work combining a close understanding of man's ev[...]
A novel set in the area of south Somerset.
An examination of John Cowper Powys mythology. It shows how his studies in the Grail Quest, Welsh legend and the writings of the alchemists were used to shape his philosophy and how this in turn helped to dictate the form and content of the novels he wrote mainly to express it.[...]
Den engelsk-walesiske prosaisten John Cowper
Powys (1873?1963) hör till den engelska nittonhundratalslitteraturens
minor classics. I hans verk
intar Självbiografin från 1934 en central position.
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