Aldous Huxley

The Burning Wheel

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Produktbeschreibung

Delve into the vibrant world of 20th-century English poetry with Aldous Huxley's "The Burning Wheel." This collection showcases Huxley's early poetic voice, exploring themes resonant with the era and demonstrating his burgeoning literary talent. A significant contribution to English literature, these poems offer a glimpse into the intellectual and artistic landscape of the time. "The Burning Wheel" stands as a testament to the enduring power of poetry, capturing universal human experiences through evocative language and imagery. This carefully prepared print edition ensures that Huxley's poetic vision continues to inspire and resonate with readers interested in classic English verse. Explore the general themes of poetry and the specific nuances of European poetic traditions within this anthology. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 22
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 1mm
• Gewicht: 45g
• ISBN-13: 9781023331685
• ISBN-10: 1023331683
• Artikelnr.: 74121599

Autorenporträt

Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) was an English writer and philosopher. Born in Godalming, Huxley-the grandson of famed zoologist Thomas Henry Huxley and grandnephew of poet and critic Matthew Arnold-was raised in a family with wide-ranging intellectual interests. He attended Eton College as a youth before enrolling at Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied English literature and edited Oxford Poetry. An eye disease Huxley contracted around this time ended his hopes of studying medicine and serving in the Great War, and he instead graduated with a BA in 1916. After a brief stint teaching French at Eton College-among his pupils was Eric Blair, later to write under the pen-name George Orwell-and several years working for Brynner and Mond, a chemical company, Orwell began writing in earnest. The first decade of his career saw him publish four novels, including Crome Yellow (1921) and Point Counter Point (1928). These early works of social satire, inspired in part by his acquaintance with members of the Bloomsbury Group, including Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead, as well as by his friendship with D.H. Lawrence, gave way in the 1930s to more serious works of fiction, including the dystopian classic Brave New World (1932) and Eyeless in Gaza (1936), a novel with pacifist themes. In 1937, Huxley moved with his wife, Maria, and son, Matthew, to Los Angeles, where he would live, apart from a period in Taos, New Mexico, for the rest of his life. Over the next three decades, Huxley continued to publish award-winning works of fiction, devoted himself to Vedantism, and wrote works on mysticism, Eastern and Western philosophies, and the use of psychedelic drugs.