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Owen Barfield (1898–1997)

Author of Saving the Appearances: A Study in Idolatry

Includes the names: O. Barfield, Owen Barfield, A.O. Barfield, Owen A. Barfield

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Works by Owen Barfield

Saving the Appearances: A Study in Idolatry 270 copies, 2 reviews
History in English Words 240 copies, 2 reviews
Poetic Diction: A Study in Meaning 221 copies
A Barfield Reader: Selections from the Writings of Owen Barfield 39 copies, 1 review
Worlds Apart 37 copies
The Silver Trumpet 36 copies
The Rediscovery of Meaning and Other Essays 36 copies
What Coleridge Thought 31 copies
Speaker's Meaning 25 copies
Owen Barfield on C. S. Lewis 24 copies
Unancestral Voice 23 copies
Romanticism Comes of Age 18 copies
History, Guilt and Habit 17 copies
Night Operation 15 copies

Eager Spring 9 copies, 1 review

This Ever Diverse Pair 9 copies

Orpheus: A Poetic Drama 8 copies

A Barfield Sampler: Poetry and Fiction 6 copies

Voice of Cecil Harwood (Editor) 6 copies

The Case for Anthroposophy 5 copies

The Rose on the Ash-Heap 4 copies

Owen Barfield and the Origin of Language 3 copies

Worlds Apart a Dialogue of the 1960's 2 copies

Evolution - Der Weg des Bewusstseins: Zur Geschichte des europäischen… 1 copy

Der Sprecher und sein Wort mit einer autobiographischen Betrachtung 1 copy

Law, Association and the Trade Union Movement (pamphlet) 1 copy

Owen Barfield: Philosophy, Poetry, and Theology (Veritas Book 20) 1 copy

Speaker's Meaning 1 copy

The "Great War" of Owen Barfield and C.S. Lewis : philosophical writings,… 1 copy

Working with Destiny II (The Golden Blade # 50) 1 copy

A Cretaceous Perambulator (The re-examination of) 1 copy

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Also by Owen Barfield

Essays Presented to Charles Williams 137 copies, 2 reviews
Tales Before Narnia: The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction (Contributor) 90 copies, 2 reviews
Light on C. S. Lewis (Introduction) 74 copies, 1 review

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Barfield, Arthur Owen

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London, England, UK

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Forest Row, East Sussex, England, UK

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Oxford, England, UK

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Oxford University (Wadham College)

Highgate School, London, England, UK

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solicitor (law)

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Lewis, C. S. (friend)

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