Percy Wyndham Lewis was born on November 18^th, 1882. He was educated at Rugby, where he gave little indication of his future talents, before enrolling at the Slade School of Art in London, studying there between 1898 and 1901. After leaving the Slade, where he had gained a reputation as a first-rate draughtsman, he went abroad, where he stayed until 1909, living mainly in Paris but travelling to Holland, Germany, and Spain. During these years of study, reading, and painting he came under the influence of Bergson and Nietzsche–especially the light, aphoristic Nietzsche of works like The Gay Science (1882). Having returned to England, he began to establish himself as a writer and painter, publishing early stories (lat

This article in full comprises 2489 words but only the first 150 or so words are available to non-members.

All our articles have been written recently by experts in their field, more than 95% of them university professors. To read about membership, please click here.

First published 21 January 2001

Citation: Gasiorek, Andrzej. "Wyndham Lewis". The Literary Encyclopedia. 21 January 2001.
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=2725, accessed 20 November 2009.]