Wolf solent john cowper powys penguin harmondsworth 1964. John cowper powys wrote what i have long considered to be the finest novel by an. The two main characters are often said to represent the opposing sides of londons own personality in this highly regarded tale of the sea. Wolf is a 35yearold man who, at the beginning of the novel, is moving from london to his native county of dorsetshire to take a job assisting a wealthy man named urquhart, the squire of kings barton, in writing a book about the more scandalous aspects of the histories of local families.
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Powys succeeds without force or melodrama, without wars or kings or suicides. When it was first published in 1929, john cowper powyss rapturous novel of eros and ideas was compared with works by shakespeare. Wolf solent a novel ebook by john cowper powys rakuten kobo. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Two people can download the ebook for offline reading at any one time. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Wolf solent john cowper powys national library of australia. The book has a modernist focus on consciousness and sensuality in a world stripped of certainties by freuds insights and nietzsches death of god.
Will she live through up to her destiny and follow her fathers paw steps. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Buy a cheap copy of wolf solent book by john cowper powys. This, powyss fourth novel, was his first literary success. Briefly, it is a bildungsroman set in powyss own dorsetshire, telling the story of a teacher of history named wolf solent, who, much like powys, is uncomfortable with modern inventions and modernity in general.
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You will find the worlds great literature here, with focus on older. Wolf solent is a novel by john cowper powys 18721963 that was written in rural upper new york state and published by simon and schuster in may 1929 in new york city. Wolf solent and the slowworm of lenty 2009 wolf solent ad cadmos troi boglesseoure. It is about 20 miles 32 kilometres long and varies in width between 2 1. This article is within the scope of wikiproject novels, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to novels, novellas, novelettes and short stories on wikipedia. The author writes prose that is always on the threshold of poetry sacramental, mesmerizing, of relentless power. Two later novels, and porius, are well over a thousand in hardcover they would make formidable weapons. Wolf solent, first published in 1929, was john cowper powyss fourth novel, and the one which provided his first great literary success. They shook their heads, and some one made a jocular remark which i did not catch, but which raised a general laugh. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
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