Descents of Memory: A Life of John Cowper Powys - Hardcover

Krissdottir, Morine

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9781585679171: Descents of Memory: A Life of John Cowper Powys

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585679178 ISBN 13: 9781585679171

Publisher: Abrams Press, 2007

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A comprehensive portrait of the distinguished English author of such works as Wolf Solent and A Glastonbury Romance includes coverage of his childhood in Derbyshire, his celebrated lecture tours, and his relationship with his own writing.

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About the Author:

Morine Krissdottir is the author of John Cowper Powys and the Magical Quest and editor of Petrushka and the Dancer: The Diaries of John Cowper Powys, 1929-1939 and The Dorset Year: The Diary of John Cowper Powys, June 1934-July 1935. She edited the first complete edition of Powys's masterpiece, Porius, available now from Duckworth. She lives in Dorset.

Review:

"Descents of Memory offers invaluable keys to understanding the man and his work." -- Wall Street Journal

"Ground-breaking work... Ultimately, in his amalgamation of ancient myth and modern psychology...Powys stands alone."" -- The New York Sun

"It needed courage to take up the challenge, and Morine Krissdottir has risen to it with outstanding success. Descents of Memory is a remarkable book." -- Margaret Drabble, The Times Literary Supplement

"Krissdottir...is to be commended for her scholarship and thankless dedication." -- Philadelphia Inquirer

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