Wolf Solent
A European Literature, 20th Century, British Literature book. What would ever become of Tilly-Valley's religion in that world, with headlights flashing along cemented highways, and all...
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 640 pages
- ISBN: 9780375703072 / 375703071
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It always gave Wolf a peculiar thrill thus to tighten his grip upon his stick, thus to wrap himself more closely in his faded overcoat. Objects of this kind played a queer part in his secret life-illusion. His stick was like a plough-handle, a ship's runner, a gun, a spade, a sword, a spear. His threadbare overcoat was like a medieval jerkin, like a monk's habit, like a classic toga! It gave him a primeval delight merely to move one foot in front of the other, merely to prod the ground with his stick, merely to feel the flapping of his coat about his... What would ever become of Tilly-Valley's religion in that world, with headlights flashing along cemented highways, and all existence dominated by electricity? What would become of old women reading by candlelight? What would become of his own life-illusion, his secret 'mythology,' in such a world? John Cowper Powys, Wolf Solent
My favorite book. I remember talking to a friend a few years ago about how everyone we knew seemed to have a 'personal philosophy' or 'central idea' to them. It's not anything formal or even remotely conscious, but it guides them in everything they do. One would need to know someone pretty well to figure out what their personal philosophy was. We had... 'It's absurd to talk of souls being inside things! They're always on the outside! They're the glamour of things... the magic... the bloom... the breath. They're the intention of things!'Sadness sweeter than happiness... Wolf Solent is my sentient book. Philosophy with a blindfolded hand over the heart and sole mate floating in the brain...
