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. This now seems a rather unimportant part of point counter point. 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. In the 1920s, aldous huxleys 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. The downloaded ebook file is incorrect instead of point counter point it is federal. Aldous huxley was born on 26th july 1894 near godalming, surrey. Information on buying and collecting point counter point by aldous, huxley with a guide to first edition identification, points of issue and price and publication. The dilettantes who frequent lady tantamounts society parties are determined to push forward the moral frontiers of the age. When it was published in 1928 point counter point no doubt shocked well i said i might write about books occasionally. Point counter point is a novel by aldous huxley, first published in 1928. Signed limited first edition, number 120 of only 256 copies signed by huxley, handsomely housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. While viewing his later work as abandonment of the mind for the sensual, i view point counter point as an allencompassing satire on the humanity huxley experinced daily. When it was published in 1928, point counter point no doubt shocked its readers with frank depictions of infidelity, sexuality, and the highbrow high jinks of aldous huxley s arty characters. Huxleys tragicomic performance of the human fugue sanford e.
It is huxley s longest novel, and was notably more complex and serious than his earlier fiction. Aldous huxley came to literary fame in 1921 with his first novel, crome yellow. With the novels antic hay, those barren leaves and point counter point, huxley. We have made it easy for you to find a pdf ebooks without any digging. When it was published in 1928, point counter point no doubt shocked its readers with frank depictions of infidelity, sexuality, and the highbrow high jinks of aldous huxleys arty characters. Often described as a vanity fair for the twenties, point counter point contains wickedly accurate portraits of d. Island by aldous huxley 1 attention, a voice began to call, and it was as though an oboe had suddenly become articulate. Aldous huxley undeniably became immortalized for the brilliance of his depiction of dystopia in brave new world. Though best known for brave new world, he also wrote countless works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and essays. Go to the editions section to read or download ebooks. Publication date 1928 topics cdac collection digitallibraryindia. Although aldous huxleys point counter point was received with international acclaim on its appearance and, as isaiah berlin, kenneth clark and others have testified, marked a turning point in the intellectual careers of many members of that generation, it has never fared well with critics in terms of its artistic achievement.
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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. Octavo, original green cloth gilt, top edge gilt, uncut and partially unopened. Point counter point by aldous huxley, 97815647814, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Point counter point by aldous huxley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Aldous huxleys reputation as a writer of fiction rests on three works. Whats truly remarkable, however, is how his novel continues to shock today. Point counter point british literature aldous huxley, nicholas mosley on. Aldous leonard huxley was born on july 26, 1894, in godalming, surrey, england, the third son of writer leonard huxley, and grandson of zoologist, thomas henry huxley. In 1998, the modern library ranked point counter point 44th on its list of the 100 best englishlanguage novels of the 20th century. Aldous huxleys lifelong concern with the dichotomy between passion and reason finds its fullest expression both thematically and formally in his masterpiece.
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