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

Preface; The Fiction; Ritual in the Dark (1960); Necessary Doubt (1964); The Mind Parasites (1967); The Philosopher's Stone (1969); The Non-Fiction; The Outsider (1956); Introduction to the New Existentialism (1966); Poetry and Mysticism (1969/1970); New Pathways in Psychology: Maslow and the Post-Freudian Revolution (1972); The Craft of the Novel (1975); Mysteries: an Investigation into the Occult, the Paranormal, and the Supernatural (1978); The Haunted Man: the strange genius of David Lindsay (1979); Access to Inner Worlds (1983); A Criminal History of Mankind (1984).;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 hon. "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."-- Provided by publisher Preface The Fiction Ritual in the Dark (1960) Necessary Doubt (1964) The Mind Parasites (1967) The Philosopher's Stone (1969) The Non-Fiction The Outsider (1956) Introduction to the New Existentialism (1966) Poetry and Mysticism (1969/1970) New Pathways in Psychology: Maslow and the Post-Freudian Revolution (1972) The Craft of the Novel (1975) Mysteries: an Investigation into the Occult, the Paranormal, and the Supernatural (1978) The Haunted Man: the strange genius of David Lindsay (1979) Access to Inner Worlds (1983) A Criminal History of Mankind (1984). Beyond the Occult (1988)The Books in My Life (1998) Dreaming to Some Purpose (2004) Super Consciousness: the Quest for the Peak Experience (2009) Appendix One The Man Who Saw the Future, Colin Wilson and T.C. Lethbridge: A Personal Appreciation Appendix Two Dawn--Young--Heaven Appendix Three scuba-ing for colin wilson Notes on Contributors.