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Powys, John Cowper

British author

born October 8, 1872, Shirley, Derbyshire, England

died June 17, 1963, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merioneth, Wales

Welsh novelist, essayist, and poet, known chiefly for his long panoramic novels, including Wolf Solent (1929), A Glastonbury Romance (1932), and Owen Glendower (1940). He was the brother of the authors T.F. Powys and Llewelyn Powys.

Educated at Sherborne School and the University of Cambridge, Powys was a university extension lecturer for about 40 years, 30 of them in the United States. His works include a striking Autobiography (1934) and books of essays, among them The Meaning of Culture (1930), The Pleasures of Literature (1938), and The Art of Growing Old (1943).

Additional Reading

Morine Krissdóttir, Descents of Memory: The Life of John Cowper Powys (2007).

词条	Powys, John Cowper
释义	Powys, John Cowper British author born October 8, 1872, Shirley, Derbyshire, England died June 17, 1963, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merioneth, Wales Welsh novelist, essayist, and poet, known chiefly for his long panoramic novels, including Wolf Solent (1929), A Glastonbury Romance (1932), and Owen Glendower (1940). He was the brother of the authors T.F. Powys and Llewelyn Powys. Educated at Sherborne School and the University of Cambridge, Powys was a university extension lecturer for about 40 years, 30 of them in the United States. His works include a striking Autobiography (1934) and books of essays, among them The Meaning of Culture (1930), The Pleasures of Literature (1938), and The Art of Growing Old (1943). Additional Reading Morine Krissdóttir, Descents of Memory: The Life of John Cowper Powys (2007).
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