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By presenting a vision of life in which diverse aspects of experience are observed simultaneously, huxley characterizes the symptoms of the disease of modern man in the manner of a composer themes and characters. This book is the 1659th greatest fiction book of all time as determined by. Professor dewar had liquefied hydrogen in order that lucys soup might be kept hot for her into the small hours. Point counter point aldous huxley s lifelong concern with the dichotomy between passion and reason finds its fullest expression both thematically and formally in his masterpiece point counter point. Aldous huxley books list of books by author aldous huxley. Point counter point, novel by aldous huxley, published in 1928.
Aldous huxley s reputation as a writer of fiction rests on three works. Poor eyesight helped guide aldous leonard huxley to a literary career. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. A major work of the 20th century and a monument of literary modernism, this edition includes an introduction by acclaimed novelist nicholas mosley author of hopeful monsters and the son of sir oswald mosley. In this book, the most ambitious and successful of the three, he examines in detail the ideas and personalities of the british intelligentsia of the late twenties. Huxley s insight into the variety of human thought processes, motivations, and psychologies is downright impressive. Point counter point first edition signed aldous huxley.
A varied and emotionally complex cast of characters interact with one another and the broader society in britain in the. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. A 1928 modern library edition of point counterpoint by aldous huxley. Born in 1894 in england, huxley began his schooling in his fathers botanical laboratory.
Lawrence, and point counter point keith cushman point counter point, published in 1928, is the longest and most ambitious of the four social satires aldous huxley published in the 1920s. S eliot, bertrand russell, yeats, huxley and many others used to gather in order to write. Buy point counter point by aldous huxley from waterstones today. With the novels antic hay, those barren leaves and point counter point, huxley quickly established a reputation for bright, brilliant satires that ruthlessly passed judgement on. By presenting a vision of life in which diverse aspects of experience are observed simultaneously, huxley characterizes the symptoms of the disease of modern man in the manner of a composer. The main story of this book is about a pacific island, where and ideal society has flourished for about 120 years. Point counter point a harper perennial classic by aldous huxley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.
Aldous huxley s point counter point, the authors longest novel, is one of his more complex and serious satires. Point counter point has 10 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. In the 1930s, huxley moved to france where he wrote brave new world 1932, the work for which he is best remembered today and considered by many to be a masterpiece of science fiction. He wrote nearly fifty books both novels and nonfiction worksas well as wideranging essays, narratives, and poems born into the prominent huxley family, he graduated from balliol college, oxford with an undergraduate degree in english literature. Aldous huxley 18941963 was an english author of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Common themes in his work included parapsychology, mysticism and spirituality. Born into the prominent huxley family, he graduated from balliol college, oxford with an undergraduate degree in english. But by discarding the mobility and moment of a story, it seems that huxleylike clifford chatterleywas crippling himself. Point counter point by aldous huxley penguin books. And then, in college, i was assigned aldous huxley s point counter point, and it changed the way i looked at books forever. This first edition, signed by aldous huxley is available at bauman rare books. The main characters of this fiction, classics story are marjorie carling, walter bidlake.
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Point counter point, published in 1928, is the longest and most ambitious of the four social satires aldous huxley published in the 1920s. But at the high level the book still failed for me. With the novels antic hay, those barren leaves and point counter point, huxley quickly established a reputation for bright, brilliant satires that ruthlessly passed judgement on the shortcomings of contemporary society. Point counter point is a novel by aldous huxley, first published in 1928.
In the 1920s, aldous huxley s novels presented what must have seemed rather scandalous notions of sexwith men and women openly having affairs. This page contains details about the fiction book point counter point by aldous huxley published in 1928. In the 1920s, aldous huxleys novels presented what must have seemed rather scandalous notions of sexwith men and women openly having affairs. This book was published by doubleday doran and company in 1928 for the modern library series. In 1998, the modern library ranked point counter point 44th on its list of the 100 best englishlanguage novels of the 20th century. Aldous huxley came to literary fame in 1921 with his first novel, crome yellow. Point counter point, huxley s greatest novelistic success except for brave new world, is a complex work involving a multitude of characters who represent various extremes of imbalance in earthly. Point counter point by a huxley, first edition abebooks. Buy point counter point by aldous huxley online at alibris. Collecting point counter point by aldous, huxley first. He is best known for his novels brave new world, island and point counter point as well as his nonfiction books the doors of perception and the perennial philosophy. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 432 pages and is available in paperback format. It is huxley s longest novel, and was notably more complex and serious than his earlier fiction. Order of aldous huxley books aldous huxley 18941963 was an english author of fiction, nonfiction and poetry.
Point counter point british literature by aldous huxley. If the measure of a novel is how often it gets you to say to yourself my heavens, i have thought exactly the same thing. The name was an abstraction, a title arbitrarily given, like france or england, to a collection, never long the same, of many individuals who were born, lived, and died within him, as the inhabitants of a country appear and disappear, but keep. Aldous huxley s point counter point is a sobering look at the interconnected plots of its central characters, none of whom live wholly satisfying lives or have favorable views of people or. Point counter point by aldous huxley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Point counter point the greatest literature of all time. A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one. Aldous huxley was born on 26 july 1894 near godalming, surrey. Point counter point book by aldous huxley thriftbooks. This now seems a rather unimportant part of point counter point. Point counter point by huxley, aldous used books and. Point counter point, huxleys greatest novelistic success except for brave new world, is a complex work involving a multitude of characters who represent various extremes of imbalance in earthly. Along with brave new world written a few years later, point counter point is huxley s most concentrated attack on the scientific.
Moreover, aldous huxley also wrote nonfiction books, such as the doors of perception and the perennial philosophy. Point counter point by aldous huxley, paperback barnes. Aldous huxleys point counter point, the authors longest novel, is one of his more complex and serious satires. Aldous leonard huxley 26 july 1894 22 november 1963 was an english writer and philosopher. He later studied at eton and english literature at balliol college, oxford, from which he graduated with first class honors. Meanwhile, however, keeping him danglings mere torture. Walter is in love with the luscious but coldhearted lucy who devours every man in sight. Buy point counter point vintage classics new ed by aldous huxley isbn.
Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your universitys proxy server. In his most ambitious and complex work, huxley offers a vision of life from a number of different points of view, using a large cast of characters who are compared to instruments in an orchestra, each playing his separate portion of the larger piece. Every time i read a book i look for memorable quotes to pick out, and point counter point scored well above average. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login.
Aldous huxley renowned futurist, eugenicist, and author of brave new world and many other books, gave a now infamous speech at uc berkley in 1962 titled. Love, loss, infidelity, and murder are the subjects under discussion as huxley juxtaposes one point of view against its opposite, and mixes in a healthy dollop of science, politics, religion, and art, as well. Huxley was trying to write a novel of ideas, but i found this was executed at the expense of a plot. He began writing poetry and short stories in his early 20s, but it was his first novel, crome yellow 1921, which established his literary reputation.
Satire science fiction alienation social psychology. Point counter point 1928 is the third huxley novel i have read in close succession, following crome yellow 1921 and eyeless in gaza 1936. Aldous huxleys lifelong concern with the dichotomy between passion and reason finds its fullest expression both thematically and formally in his masterpiece point counter point. Read point counter point by aldous huxley available from rakuten kobo. Aldous huxley s lifelong concern with the dichotomy between passion and reason finds its fullest expression both thematically and formally in his masterpiece point counter point.
But with point counter point huxley was trying the opposite. The first edition of the novel was published in 1928, and was written by aldous huxley. This was swiftly followed by antic hay 1923, those barren leaves 1925 and point counter point 1928 bright, brilliant satires in which huxley wittily but. Often described as a vanity fair for the twenties, point counter point contains wickedly accurate portraits of d. In addition, this book is actually a portrayal of the home of lady ottoline morrell garsington manor, a house where authors such as t.
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