Person DS/UK/294 Powys; John Cowper (1872-1963); philosopher, lecturer, novelist, literary critic, and poet Powys John Cowper 1872-1963 Male Montacute, Somerset 1885; Sherbourne School; University of Cambridge, Corpus Christi College

m. Margaret Lyon 1896, partner Phyllis Plater 1921 - his death Powys's first published work was 'Odes and Other Poems' (1896) and he continued to publish volumes of poetry. Then his first novel, 'Wood and Stone' was published in New York in 1915, and received very little attention, and his second novel 'After My Fashion', written in 1919 and inspired in part by his friendship with Isadora Duncan, was not published until 1980 when Picador published it. The first of his novels to bring him any recognition and the first of his six masterpieces was 'Wolf Solent' (1929). He wrote novels 'A Glastonbury Romance' (1933), 'Weymouth Sands' (1934), and his 'Autobiography (1934) in New York. After returning to Dorset and England in 1934, and writing 'Maiden Castle' (1937) Powys then moved to Wales and wrote his two famous Welsh chronicles: 'Owen Glendower' (1940) and 'Porius' (1951). Other works which are considered to be among Powys's major works (including philosophy and essays) include: 'Atlantis' (1984), 'The Brazen Head' (1956), 'Homer and the Aether' (1959), 'The War and Culture' (1914), 'Psychoanalysis and Morality' (1923), 'In Defence of Sensuality' (1930), 'The Art of Happiness' (1935), 'Visions and Revisions' (1915), 'The Enjoyment of Literature' (1938), 'Rabelais' (1948). Powys Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes Cw637 10/01/2023 Cw637 10/01/2023 54b48766-561a-4e7b-9452-bfad811b7d8c