Owen Barfield
About
Owen Barfield (1898–1997), the British philosopher and critic, has been called the “First and Last Inkling,” because of his influence and enduring role in the group known as the Oxford Inklings. The Inklings included C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams. It was Barfield who first advanced the ideas about language, myth, and belief that became identified with the thinking and art of the Inklings. He is the author of numerous books, including Poetic Diction: A Study in Meaning; Romanticism Comes of Age; Unancestoral Voice; History in English Words; and Worlds Apart: A Dialogue of the 1960s. His history of the evolution of human consciousness, Saving the Appearances: A Study in Idolatry, achieved a place in the list of the “100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century.”
Author's Books
The Case for Anthroposophy
Extracts from “Riddles of the Soul” (CW 21)
Wonders of the World
Trials of the Soul, Revelations of the Spirit (CW 129)
Anthroposophy and the Inner Life
An Esoteric Introduction (CW 234)
D. N. Dunlop 2nd Edition
A Man of Our Time: A Biography
Contributions by Owen Barfield
Translated by Daisy Aldan, John Fentress Gardner, Isabel Grieve, Brigitte Knaack, Ernst Lehrs, Ruth Pusch and Hans Pusch
Calendar of the Soul
The Year Participated (CW 40)
Guidance in Esoteric Training
From the Esoteric School (CW 245)
Translated by Owen Barfield, Matthew Barton, Johanna Collis, Rita Stebbing and Mabel Cotterell
Foreword by Virginia Sease, PhD