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. 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 presenting themes and characters repeated, altered slightly, and played off one another in a tone that is at once critical and sympathetic.
Aldous Huxley (New Edition) (Bloom's Modern Critical Views)
Aldous Huxley has been called the 20th century's answer to the Renaissance thinker. He gained fame from his utopian and dystopian fiction, including Brave New World, Point Counter Point, Crome Yellow, and Ape and Essence. Learn more about Huxley through the work of respected critics included in this text.
Aldous Huxley has been called the 20th century's answer to the Renaissance thinker. He gained fame from his utopian and dystopian fiction, including Brave New World, Point Counter Point, Crome Yellow, and Ape and Essence. Learn more about Huxley through the work of respected critics included in this text.
This title, Aldous Huxley, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of Aldous Huxley through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics.
This book presents the author's conception of a philosophy of life that he feels will alone save mankind from the evils of war, poverty, and the lust of power. This philosophy is centered in the attainment of the ideal of the non-attached man: "Non-attached to his bodily sensations and lusts. Non-attached to his craving for power and possessions. Non-attached to the objects of these various desires. Non-attached to his anger and hatred; non-attached to his exclusive loves. Non-attached to wealth, fame, and social position."
Added by: arcadius | Karma: 2802.10 | Fiction literature | 14 October 2009
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The Doors of Perception is a 1954 book by Aldous Huxley detailing his experiences when taking mescaline. According to Dr. Zaehner concludes that Huxley’s apprehensions under mescaline are affected by his deep familiarity with Vedanta and Mahayana Buddhism. So, the experience may not be the same for others who take the drug and don’t have this background, although they will undoubtedly experience a transformation of sensation.
