Price-Owen, Anne, Humfrey, Belinda
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Review “. . . a rich collection of essays on various aspects of David Jones’s writing and painting.” –Western Mail ― Western Mail“. . . will be welcom
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ed . . . This book is accessible enough for non-specialists too . . .” –New Blackfriars ― New Blackfriars Product Description David Jones: Diversity in Unity demonstrates the coherence of Jones's work and examines the artistic, psychological and moral impetus behind Jones's quest for creative and spiritual integration.This collection brings together literary critics, art historians, writers on philosophy and religion, poets and a calligrapher in an interdisciplinary approach which addresses Jones's poetry, image-making, culture(s), geography, theology and philosophy. The essays not only offer new readings of Jones's published materials, but some also examine unpublished letters and manuscripts in order to understand better the varied range of Jones's literary and artistic production.David Jones: Diversity in Unity is the only book of critical studies to focus on the interaction of Jones's verbal and visual art, while at the same time demonstrating the wider cultural significance of his work. The essays are of a high scholarly standard, but are at the same time accessible to the nonspecialist and will appeal to readers interested in the literary and artistic history of twentieth-century England and Wales. About the Author Belinda Humfrey, formerly head of English at the University of Wales, Lampeter, is the author of John Cowper Powys’s ‘Wolf Solent’: Critical Studies and many articles on the creative process, as well as the editor of The Powys Review. Anne Price-Owen is senior lecturer in the Faculty of Art and Design, Swansea Institute of Higher Education and has published many articles on visual art and its relation to poetry. She is the editor of The David Jones Journal.
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