Around the Outsider: Essays Presented to Colin Wilson on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday - Couverture souple

Stanley, Colin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1846946689 ISBN 13 : 9781846946684

Editeur : O Books, 2011

Synopsis

In May 1956, aged just 24, Colin Wilson achieved success and overnight fame with his philosophical study of alienation and transcendence in modern literature and thought, The Outsider. Fifty-four years on, and never out of print in English, the book is still widely read and discussed, having been translated into over thirty languages. In a remarkably prolific career, Wilson, a true polymath, has since written over 170 titles: novels, plays and non-fiction on a variety of subjects. This volume brings together twenty essays by scholars of Colin Wilson's work worldwide and is published in his honour to mark the author's 80th birthday. Each contributor has provided an essay on their favourite Wilson book (or the one they consider to be the most significant). The result is a varied and stimulating assessment of Wilson's writings on philosophy, psychology, literature, criminology and the occult with critical appraisals of four of his most thought-provoking novels. Altogether a fitting tribute to a writer and thinker who, as one contributor, George C. Poulos, predicts: Looking back..., will be acknowledged as the philosopher to have most influenced events in the 21st century.A"

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Colin Stanley is a freelance writer and Managing Editor of Paupers' Press. He edits the series Colin Wilson Studies which features extended essays on Wilson's work by scholars worldwide.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: O Books
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1846946689
• ISBN 13: 9781846946684
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 346
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible