The Saturnian Quest: John Cowper Powys - A Study of His Prose Works by Knight, G. Wilson - 1964

Sussex, UK & New Jersey, USA: The Harvester Press & The Humanities Press, 1964. An outstanding critical introduction to the work of the extraordinary mystical novelist - here in the revised 1978 edition. CONTENTS: Preface (1963/1964); Preface (1978); The Poetic Core; Early Narratives; The Famous Narratives; Philosophy and Autobiography; Wales, History and Metaphysics; A New Gospel; Myths and Marvels; Fantasy; Conclusion; Index; Errata. 139 pages, with a frontispiece photo of J. C. Powys. CONDITION: The book itself is bright, tight, and unmarked with negligible shelf-wear, compromised only by bumped spine ends and the ghost of a removed price sticker on the front free endpaper. The dustjacket - now in a clear mylar (removable) protective cover - is complete, unmarked, and uncreased, with light shelf-wear and a bit of sunning.. Second Edition, Revised and Expanded. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.