The novels of John Cowper Powys are like none other, containing the romantic extravagance and comic exuberance of the great nineteenth-century novels with the self-conscious depth and introspection of the great Modernists. Maiden Castle portrays in pointillist detail the complexities of sexual and romantic feeling that bedevil an eccentric cast of characters, and explores the psychological idiosyncrasies that fuel their hopes and dreams, fantasies and failures. At the center of the novel is the aptly named Dud No-man, a ...
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The novels of John Cowper Powys are like none other, containing the romantic extravagance and comic exuberance of the great nineteenth-century novels with the self-conscious depth and introspection of the great Modernists. Maiden Castle portrays in pointillist detail the complexities of sexual and romantic feeling that bedevil an eccentric cast of characters, and explores the psychological idiosyncrasies that fuel their hopes and dreams, fantasies and failures. At the center of the novel is the aptly named Dud No-man, a historical novelist widowed after a yearlong unconsummated marriage to a woman who continues to haunt him. Inspired by pity and his own deep loneliness, Dud takes Wizzie Ravelston, an itinerant circus performer, into his home and heart. Their awkward yet endearing efforts to create a life together unfold in counterpoint to the romantic and familial relationships that sizzle and simmer in the village of Dorchester. Yet even as the characters in Maiden Castle struggle with the perplexities of love, desire and faith -- readjusting their sights and affections -- it is the looming fortress of Maiden Castle that exerts the otherworldly force that irrevocably determines the course of their lives.
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1990, Overlook press
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First full authoritative edition
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Overlook press
Published:
1990
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12513783462
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8vo, pp. 484. Pale yellow paper over boards, with blue cloth spine. A nice copy in dj. A novel.
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Very Good. B002B6060A. First edition. Moderate shelf wear and aging, previous owner's name and gift inscription on front free endpaper, else very good in green cloth. No dust jacket.; 539 pages.
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Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (fiction, eccentrics, eccentricities, circus performers) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good in Fair dust jacket. B002B6060A. First edition. Mottling on spine, foxing on fore edge, else good in a fair (edge worn with several large chips, age darkened) dust jacket.; 539 pages.
