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“Reader’s Companions” by Prof. W.J. Keith to other Powys works are available at: http://www.powys-lannion.net/Powys/Keith/Companions.htm
John Cowper Powys: Autobiography, A Reader’s Companion W. J. Keith December 2005 University College, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 3H7, Canada. Preface The aim of this list is to provide background information that will enrich a reading of Powys’s remarkable autobiography. It glosses biblical, literary, and other allusions, identifies quotations, explains historical and geographical references, and offers any commentary that may throw light on the more complex aspects of the text. Page-references are to the Macdonald / Colgate University Press edition published in England in 1967 and in the United States in 1968, which follows the pagination of the first English edition. (Unlike the first edition, this one has the benefit of an index, which is highly desirable, though it is important to realize that it is decidedly spotty.) References to JCP’s other works are to the first editions, with the following exceptions: Wolf Solent (London: Macdonald, 1961), Weymouth Sands (London: Macdonald, 1963), Maiden Castle (ed. Ian Hughes. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1990), Psychoanalysis and Morality (London: Village Press, 1975), The Owl, the Duck and—Miss Rowe! Miss Rowe! (London: Village Press, 1975), and A Philosophy of Solitude, in which the first English edition is used. Details of all other books and articles quoted (and details of JCP’s posthumously published writings) will be found in the concluding “Works Cited.” When any quotation is involved, the passage is listed under the first word even if it is “a” or “the.” Biblical quotations are from the King James (Authorized) Version. Because Autobiography ranges widely over England, Europe, and the United States, large numbers of people and places are encountered briefly. Comprehensive coverage would lead to massive annotation, which is not practicable. Often enough, in any case, few factual details about many of these people are readily accessible. I relay any information that has come to my attention, but have not gone to Herculean lengths to track down obscure facts not likely to add much to our understanding of the text. Where individuals are passed over in silence here, I have nothing to add to what JCP provides. By the same token, I omit glosses on places that can be discovered readily enough in an atlas, unless other relevant information deserves to be included. I usually give page-references only to the first appearance of a word or phrase, unless other references seem significant. However, the occurrences of all artistic and literary references are indicated. I would like to acknowledge special thanks to Jacqueline Peltier, who also helped so valiantly to make my previous “Companions,” to A Glastonbury Romance and Porius, available on web-sites and in booklet-form, and has been invaluable in improving this one. Thanks also to Lihua Gui for technical assistance. Any corrections or additions will be welcomed. W.J.K.
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