Aldous Huxley and the search for meaning : a study of the eleven novels /

"This critical biography explores Huxley's life-long quest for self-actualization by interfacing the events of his life with details of the creative period that produced each book, weaving Huxley's letters, essays and interviews with the thematic content of each novel, providing a uni...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sion, Ronald T.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2010]
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Table of Contents:
  • The man
  • The four social satires. Crome yellow ; Antic hay ; Those barren leaves ; Point counter point
  • Three novels of transformation. Eyeless in Gaza ; After many a summer dies the swan ; Time must have a stop
  • Thesis, antithesis, synthesis: three futuristic novels. Thesis: Brave new world ; Antithesis: Ape and essence ; Synthesis: Island
  • Standing alone: The genius and the goddess
  • Integration and conclusion
  • Appendix: selected books and articles by Aldous Huxley.