Name: Complete Essays: Aldous Huxley, 1930-1935
SKU: 1616212
Price: 710.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Author: Aldous Huxley

portada Complete Essays: Aldous Huxley, 1930-1935

Complete Essays: Aldous Huxley, 1930-1935

Type

Physical Book

Author

Aldous Huxley

Illustrated by

Robert S. Baker

James Sexton

Publisher

Ivan R. Dee Publisher

Language

English

Pages

653

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

24.8x16.8x4.9 cm

Weight

1.08 kg.

ISBN

1566633478

ISBN13

9781566633475

Synopsis "Complete Essays: Aldous Huxley, 1930-1935"

This third volume of a projected six reinforces Huxley's stature as one of the most acute and informed observers of the social and ideological trends of the years between the world wars. It contains the important collection of essays "Music at Night" as well as the majority of Huxley's journalistic writing for the Hearst newspapers in the United States and for a variety of British periodicals such as Nash's Pall Mall Magazine, the Evening Standard, and Time and Tide. Much of the attraction of the Hearst essays lies in their vivid period detail: references to the raucous voices of Nazi broadcasters, speeches by Roosevelt and Stalin, Soviet five-year plans, and the effects of the Great Depression combine to provide a rich context for Huxley's increasingly active role in organized pacifism and his sense of standing on the threshold of a new era. The essays of "Music at Night" define this trend as "the New Romanticism," a celebration of Enlightenment modernity and an excessive faith in instrumental reason and applied science. Huxley was both intrigued by and suspicious of state planning and centralized bureaucratic authority. The essays in Volume III (and the volume to follow) register his growing ambivalence about the role of technocracy and science in an era of experimentation in the concentration of executive and legislative power. At their best, Huxley's essays stand among the finest examples of the genre in modern literature. "He was among the few writers who...played with ideas so freely, so gaily, with such virtuosity, that the responsive reader...was dazzled and excited."--Isaiah Berlin.

Aldous Huxley

(Author)

View Author's Page

Aldous Huxley (Godalming, England, July 26, 1894 – Los Angeles, November 22, 1963) was a British novelist, essayist, and thinker, internationally recognized for his work “Brave New World”, which positioned him as one of the most incisive voices in dystopian literature and social criticism of the 20th century. Born into a family of intellectuals and scientists, Huxley studied at Eton College and the University of Oxford, developing a keen sensitivity to the ethical and technological challenges of his time, despite the severe visual difficulties that accompanied him from youth.

In addition to his famous novel, Huxley's legacy includes titles such as “The Doors of Perception”, “Point Counter Point”, and “Island”, as well as numerous essays where he explored everything from philosophy to spirituality and science. His works, translated into several languages and debated in academic circles around the world, are characterized by their critical view, their analysis of scientific progress, and their concern for individual freedom against the risks of social and technological manipulation.

Throughout his career, Huxley was nominated several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature, although he never won it. His work has been praised for anticipating the essential ethical dilemmas of the modern world and connecting with readers of different generations. He resided in the United States during his last years, where he continued to give lectures and write until his death, which coincided with the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Aldous Huxley left a lasting work, considered fundamental to understanding the impact of technology and culture on contemporary society.

See less