This blog is a labour of love and a token of my appreciation to John Cowper Powys and was born out of an admiration both for his writing and his insights into living in the modern world.
Highly regarded in his day, (compared to Tolstoy and Hardy among others) he has faded into the shadows with only a minority of people having heard of him. The limited attention he receives is concentrated on his novels with very little consideration given to his philosophical books.
He lived in America for nearly thirty years when it was becoming the first major industrial, consumer society and witnessed the benefits the advances in science, technology, major cultural and social changes brought - but also their negative effects on the ordinary person, with which we ourselves are all too familiar.
His observations and discussions of modern society and human nature, his questioning of the rationalist, industrial, growth-oriented and materialistic approach to the world, provide deep insights into the society in which we live and his strategies for living can lead to a happier and more fulfilled life for the individual and a better world for all.
John Cowper Powys has been overlooked for far too long. He deserves to be more widely
known for his life-philosophy is refreshing, inspiring and offers the practical
means to bring about change in one’s life.
It is only by highlighting his works
that his message will reach a new generation of readers and bring the lasting
consequence he hoped people would derive from his writings .
John Cowper Powys was not only one of the greatest, but also one of the wisest writers of the 20th century.
John Cowper Powys was not only one of the greatest, but also one of the wisest writers of the 20th century.
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