A Glastonbury Romance - Brossura

Powys, John Cowper

Brossura

ISBN 10: 087951681X ISBN 13: 9780879516819

Casa editrice: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1996

Riassunto

In it he probes the mystical and spiritual ethos of the small English village of Glastonbury, and the effect upon its inhabitants of a mythical tradition from the remotest past of human history - the legend of the Grail. Powys's rich iconography interweav

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L'autore:

John Cowper Powys (1872-1963) lived in the United States as well as his native England. The author of ten novels, including A Glastonbury Romance, Weymouth Sands, and Maiden Castle, as well as many works of criticism and philosophy, he was the son of a vicar and a descendant of the poets Donne and Cowper.

Product Description:

First published in 1932, this is an epic novel of terrific force and lyrical intensity interweaving the ancient with the modern as it probes the mystical and spiritual ethos of Glastonbury and its association with the legend of the Grail. '...the only novel produced by an English writer that can fairly be compared with the fiction of Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky...with an immensity to which only Blake could provide any parallel. Go out and acquire it. Almost everything else on your shelf will start looking thin.' - George Steiner

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• Editore: Harry N Abrams Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 087951681X
• ISBN 13: 9780879516819
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 1120