Description: Further DetailsTitle: Complete EssaysCondition: NewSubtitle: Aldous Huxley, 1936-1938ISBN-10: 156663394XEAN: 9781566633949ISBN: 9781566633949Publisher: Ivan R Dee, IncFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 11/05/2001Description: In this fourth volume of a projected six, Huxley registers his deep misgivings about the course of history in the late 1930s as the world moved toward a second global war. Many of his essays reflect his continuing interest in the conventions of popular culture as well as the philosophy of science and history, particularly as they inform developments in art and politics. But his larger concerns oscillate between empirical science and the particulars of social history, on the one hand, and his need for a grounding of absolute truth that would transcend both. His critique of politics and the prevailing ideologies of fascism and capitalism overlaps with his attempt to locate a foundational truth in a world of change and diversity. He embraced a form of political pacifism that intersected with an increasing attraction to religious quietism and mysticism. And he made a sustained effort to reconcile mystical experience with contemporary theories of physics and the philosophy of science. At their best, Huxley's essays stand among the finest examples of the genre in modern literature. "A remarkable publishing event...beautifully produced and authoritatively edited."—Jeffrey Hart.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 242mmItem Length: 164mmItem Width: 38mmItem Weight: 835gAuthor: Aldous HuxleyContributor: Robert S. Baker (Edited by), James Sexton (Edited by)Genre: Literary CriticismBook Series: Complete Essays of Aldous HuxleyRelease Year: 2001 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Complete Essays
Title: Complete Essays
Subtitle: Aldous Huxley, 1936-1938
ISBN-10: 156663394X
EAN: 9781566633949
ISBN: 9781566633949
Release Date: 11/05/2001
Release Year: 2001
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: James Sexton (Edited by)
Series: Complete Essays of Aldous Huxley
Book Title: Complete Essays, 1936-1938
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Dee Publisher, Ivan R.
Item Height: 1.5 in
Publication Year: 2001
Topic: General, Essays
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Genre: Literary Criticism, Literary Collections
Item Weight: 0 Oz
Item Length: 9.5 in
Author: Huxley Aldous
Book Series: Complete Essays of Aldous Huxley Ser.
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
