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Phyllis Playter. John Cowper Powys ( / ˈkuːpər ˈpoʊɪs / KOO-pər POH-iss; 8 October 1872 – 17 June 1963) was an English novelist, philosopher, lecturer, critic and poet born in Shirley, Derbyshire, where his father was vicar of the parish church in 1871–1879. [1]
27 de abr. de 2024 · John Cowper Powys was a prolific novelist, essayist, letter writer, poet and philosopher, and a writer of enormous scope, complexity, profundity and humour. A powerful orator, he spent over thirty years as an itinerant lecturer in the United States, during which time he wrote his first four novels.
Learn about the life and works of John Cowper Powys, Theodore Powys, and Llewelyn Powys, three brothers who wrote visionary novels, biblical prose, and philosophical essays. Join the Powys Society to access journals, newsletters, events, and more.
2 de abr. de 2024 · John Cowper Powys (born October 8, 1872, Shirley, Derbyshire, England—died June 17, 1963, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merioneth, Wales) was a Welsh novelist, essayist, and poet, known chiefly for his long panoramic novels, including Wolf Solent (1929), A Glastonbury Romance (1932), and Owen Glendower (1940).
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A brief biography and bibliography of John Cowper Powys (1872–1963), a prolific novelist and writer of poetry and essays. Learn about his works, themes, and influences, such as Glastonbury Romance, Wolf Solent, and Atlantis.
In this panoramic novel of Friar Roger Bacon, John Cowper Powys displays his genius at its most fecund. First published in 1956, this novel, set in thirteenth-century Wessex, is an amalgam of all the qualities that make John Cowper Powys unique.
POWYS, JOHN COWPER (1872 - 1963), novelist, poet, literary critic and popular philosopher. The only one of the eleven children of the Rev. Charles Francis Powys to lay special claim to his father's Welsh ancestry.
