Aldous Huxley and the search for meaning
Subtitle: a study of the eleven novels
By: Ronald T. Sion
Publisher: McFarland & Co.; McFarland
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780786447466
Description: "This critical biography explores Huxley's life-long quest for self-actualization by interfacing the events of his life with details of the creative period that produced each book, weaving Huxley's letters, essays and interviews with the thematic content of each novel, providing a unique look into the man's life and work"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Man; title: Social satires; title: Crome yellow; title: Antic hay; title: Those barren leaves; title: Point counter point; title: Novels of transformation; title: Eyeless in Gaza; title: After many a summer dies the swan; title: Time must have a stop; title: Thesis, antithesis, synthesis: three futuristic novels; title: Thesis: Brave new world; title: Antithesis: Ape and essence; title: Synthesis: Island; title: Standing alone: the genius and the goddess; title: Integration and conclusion; title: Appendix: selected books and articles by Aldous Huxley.