, Mary Butts’ first published novel, which she described in 1933 as ‘a flop’ in terms of critical and popular reception (
Journals, p. 429), offers researchers an instructive glimpse into the formal and conceptual intricacies of her later
Taverner Novels – Armed with Madness(1928) and
Death of Felicity Taverner(1932). Although Mary Butts completed a draft of
Ashe of Ringsin 1919, it proved a struggle to clinch the campaigning endorsement of Anglo-American literary patrons, even after the 1921
Little Reviewpublished excerpts from the text (see Blondel, 1997). It is uncertain as to why
The Little Reviewdid not to release the entire novel. However, clues might be found in the 1921 correspondence between Ezra Pound and Margaret Anderson, which imply a combination of…
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Citation: Radford, Andrew. "Ashe of Rings". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 07 March 2024 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=39187, accessed 11 November 2024.]