One Hundred Best Books (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
With Commentary and an Essay on Books and Reading
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | John Cowper Powys | ISBN: | 9781411460508 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | August 30, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Cowper Powys |
| ISBN: | 9781411460508 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication: | August 30, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
| Language: | English |
This 1916 roughly chronological appraisal begins with the Psalms of David and ends with The Oxford Book of English Verse. Powys lists and comments on canonical favorites by Homer, Shakespeare, Goethe, and Austen, as well as works by lesser-known authors such as Walter Pater, Gilbert Cannan, Vincent O’Sullivan, and Oliver Onions.
This 1916 roughly chronological appraisal begins with the Psalms of David and ends with The Oxford Book of English Verse. Powys lists and comments on canonical favorites by Homer, Shakespeare, Goethe, and Austen, as well as works by lesser-known authors such as Walter Pater, Gilbert Cannan, Vincent O’Sullivan, and Oliver Onions.
