Enjoyment of Literature

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Simon and Schuster, 1938 - Books and reading - 522 pages
A collection of literary essays.

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HOMER
53
GREEK TRAGEDY
70
SHAKESPEARE
175
Copyright

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Enjoyment of Literature
John Cowper Powys
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About the author (1938)

British novelist, poet and philosopher John Cowper Powys was born in Shirley, Derbyshire on October 8, 1872. He was a lecturer for more than three decades, traveling across America but eventually returned to Great Britain. He has written regional romances, historical fiction and critical studies including A Glastonbury Romance and Wolf Solent. He died on June 17, 1963.

Bibliographic information

TitleEnjoyment of Literature
The Finney collection
AuthorJohn Cowper Powys
PublisherSimon and Schuster, 1938
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized1 Sep 2006
ISBN0598554815, 9780598554819
Length522 pages
  
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