EPOCH AND ARTIST (DAVID JONES) (PB)

A collection of all the essays that artist David Jones wished to see preserved in his lifetime, reissued in paperback with a cover based on the artist's original design. Written between the late 1930s and the late 1950s, it begins with his most personal reflections upon Welsh culture, then turns next to Jones's thoughts on the position of art and the artist in the twentieth century, concluding with writings on the nature of epoch and European culture and history. As 'unclassifiable' as his other writings, the volume encompasses a mixture of styles and modes - from prose-essays and reviews, to radio broadcasts and letters to periodicals - where each item has been carefully revised by the author.