Bøger af Aldous Huxley

Crome Yellow is the first novel by British author Aldous Huxley, published by Chatto and Windus in 1921, followed by a US. edition by George H. Doran Company in 1922. Though a social satire of its time, it is still appreciated and has been adapted to different media. Crome Yellow was written during the summer of 1921 in the Tuscan seaside resort of Forte dei Marmi and published in November of that year. In view of its episodic nature, the novel was described in The Spectator as "a Cubist Peacock". This was in recognition of the fact that it was modelled on (and publicised as in the tradition of) Thomas Love Peacock''s country-house novels.

Mortal Coils is the famous book of short stories (and a play) by Aldous Huxley. Mortal Coils includes the following stories: The Gioconda Smile Permutations Among the Nightingales The Tillotson Banquet Green Tunnels Nuns at Luncheon Enjoy this wonderful book Mortal Coils by Aldous Huxley today!

Aldous Huxley''s classic comedy novel, set in post-World War I London. Sometimes called a novel of ideas, the book explores societal excesses, elitism, and cultural substance. The novel follows the exploits of Theodore Gumbril, a shy inventor who meets women while disguised and affecting a false persona.Criticized for its discussion of sex following release, the book was banned in some areas and burned in others.

Crome Yellow (1921) is a novel by English author Aldous Huxley. Inspired by his stay at Garsington Manor with members of the Bloomsbury Group, Crome Yellow, Huxley''s debut novel, satirizes the society of England''s intellectual and political elite. In addition to its autobiographical content, the novel investigates such themes as spirituality, the nature and composition of art, and the fear of a dystopian future. Invited to spend part of the summer at Crome, a country estate owned by Priscilla and Henry Wimbush, Denis Stone arrives by train carrying a draft of his first novel, which he intends to complete during his stay. There, he is introduced as a poet, and quickly falls in love with the young Anne Wimbush, herself enthralled with the painter Gombauld. Faced with disillusionment and disappointment, Stone struggles to write while being subjected to pseudointellectual conversations, lengthy public readings, and devastating characterizations by the guests and hosts of Crome. Memorable characters include Mary Bracegirdle, an adventurous and amorous flapper; Mr. Barbecue-Smith, a hack writer; and Mr. Scogan, a doomsayer with an elaborate dystopian vision. Crome Yellow, a biting work of satire, has earned comparisons to The Great Gatsby continues to be recognized as an important early work from one of England''s most visionary writers. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Aldous Huxley''s Crome Yellow is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.

Kunsten at se dokumenterer, hvordan Aldous Huxley overvandt sit næsten totale synssvigt, og beskriver detaljeret de enkle øvelser, enhver kan gennemføre for at forbedre sit syn ved at bruge en metode, udviklet af dr. W. H. Bates, og ved at følge anvisningerne fra dr. Bates´ elev, Margaret D. Corbett. - Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) er forfatter til de klassiske romaner Ø og Fagre ny verden, samt til faglitterære værker som Djævlene fra Loudun, Erkendelsens døre og Den evige filosofi, som alle er udkommet på dansk.

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A Hollywood millionaire with a terror of death, whose personal physician happens to be working on a theory of longevity¿these are the elements of Huxley's caustic and entertaining satire on man's desire to live indefinitely. ¿A highly sensational plot that will keep astonishing you to practically the final sentence.¿ ¿The New Yorker.

Crome Yellow, is Huxley's first novel, published in 1921. It is a British manor satire where almost nothing happens - even less than normal for this genre. The characters are immaculately presented and manage to express immense profundity in tiny conversations. The writing is wonderful and each turn of phrase is a gem. Huxley's genius shines through the book. It is hilarious, wry and erudite. The Burning Wheel is Huxley's first collection of Poetry, published in 1916 before any of his novels. He was not allowed to fight in the Great War due to his very poor eyesight and so it is unsurprising that many of the thirty poems in this collection deal with light, sight and war. These poems show the Young Huxley at his most optimistic, even sentimental, although this is tempered by a second voice, that of an ironic modern commentator.The Defeat of Youth and Other Poems is Huxley's second book, published in 1918. There are thirty five poems and it starts with a poem that a contemporary called "the century's most successful sonnet sequence, better than Auden's or Edna St. Vincent Millay's." Mortal Coils is a collection of five short stories published in 1922, all of which are highly amusing and brilliantly written by the young Huxley.

Twenty-one distinguished stories, confirming Huxley's stature as one of the giants of modern English prose and of social commentary in our time. ¿A very good book.¿¿V. S. Pritchett.

In this savage novel Huxley transports us to Los Angeles in the year 2108, where we learn to our dismay about the 22nd-century way of life.

Den engelske forfatter Aldous Huxley havde, om nogen, en fod i hver lejr, når det gjaldt splittelsen mellem humanismen og naturvidenskaben. Som efterkommer i en slægt af videnskabsmænd havde han en dyb interesse i videnskabens metoder og resultater. Og som litterat og kritiker gennem mere end 40 år kunne han give konkrete eksempler på litteraturens funktion og opgave.I sin sidste bog "Litteratur og videnskab", der udkom kort før hans død i 1963, viser han, hvordan de to åndsformer i forening kan erobre helt nye verdener.Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) var en engelsk forfatter og filosof, der er bedst kendt for sin dystopiske roman "Fagre nye verden" og essayet "Erkendelsens døre", som fortæller om hans personlige oplevelser med psykedeliske stoffer. Aldous Huxley interesserede sig for forskellige emner som etik, politik og mysticisme og skrev både romaner, noveller, digte, rejseskildringer, essays, prosa og filmmanuskripter.

I et tilbageblik på sin tid hos den berømte fysiker Henry Maartens, reflekterer John Rivers ikke bare over den videnskabelige uddannelse, men også hvad han lærte om kærlighed og kvinder. Henrys karismatiske kone Katy havde en effekt på den unge John, som har hængt ved lige siden. Samtidig begærede fysikerens 15-årige datter også John, hvis tilværelse kompliceres mere og mere.Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) var en engelsk forfatter og filosof, der er bedst kendt for sin dystopiske roman "Fagre nye verden" og essayet "Erkendelsens døre", som fortæller om hans personlige oplevelser med psykedeliske stoffer. Aldous Huxley interesserede sig for forskellige emner som etik, politik og mysticisme og skrev både romaner, noveller, digte, rejseskildringer, essays, prosa og filmmanuskripter.

Aldous Huxleys bog "Den evige filosofi" består af små uddrag fra mindre kendte og svært tilgængelige tekster, der tilsammen og tilsat forfatterens egne kommentarer beviser, at de spørgsmål og begreber, der har optaget menneskene gennem årtusinder, har været bemærkelsesværdigt ens verden over. Tanken om en gud, budskabet om næstekærlighed, overvejelserne om menneskets bestemmelse går igen på tværs af kulturer og århundreder."Den evige filosofi" indeholder tekster af bl.a. William Law, Augustine Baker og Jean Pierre Camus og er en uundværlig håndbog for det moderne tænkende menneske, der interesserer sig for livets store spørgsmål.Gateway /title /head body center h1 502 Bad Gateway /h1 /center /body /htmlAldous Huxley (1894-1963) var en engelsk forfatter og filosof, der er bedst kendt for sin dystopiske roman "Fagre nye verden" og essayet "Erkendelsens døre", som fortæller om hans personlige oplevelser med psykedeliske stoffer. Aldous Huxley interesserede sig for forskellige emner som etik, politik og mysticisme og skrev både romaner, noveller, digte, rejseskildringer, essays, prosa og filmmanuskripter.

Contemporary intellectuals still struggle over the relationship of ends to means, especially in political discourse

"Djævlene fra Loudun" er den skandaløse beretning om et af historiens mest forbløffende og oprørende tilfælde af massehysteri, hvor fromhedens og klostertugtens dyriske vrangside og onde nat drages frem fra det skånsomme glemslens slør, som i tre århundreder har dækket den store skændsel. Det hele begyndte næsten som en spøg i et lille fransk ursulinerindekloster, hvor djævlebesættelsen fremkaldte hån og spot og betragtedes som et udslag af sygelige nonnefantasier. Men da kardinal Richelieu, der afklædes som mavesyg navlebeskuer, kommer ind i billedet, bliver det til retssag, tortur og justitsmord af stedets katolske præst, Urbain Grandier. Samme herre var særdeles arrogant, hensynsløs, charmerende og med en stor appetit, specielt på livets kvindelige goder. Men efter den tvivlsomme præst er blevet brændt på bålet, fortsætter besættelserne og giver nye anledninger til heksebrænding.Aldous Huxleys bog er et evigt aktuelt studie over afguderiet i alle dets former, ligegyldigt på hvilken side Molok er at finde.Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) var en engelsk forfatter og filosof, der er bedst kendt for sin dystopiske roman "Fagre nye verden" og essayet "Erkendelsens døre", som fortæller om hans personlige oplevelser med psykedeliske stoffer. Aldous Huxley interesserede sig for forskellige emner som etik, politik og mysticisme og skrev både romaner, noveller, digte, rejseskildringer, essays, prosa og filmmanuskripter."Dette er Huxley, når han er bedst, både som digter og tænker." – Manchester Guardian

There are three good friends: a devoted husband, a pathetically invalid wife, and a woman friend of the family. Gradually we learn that there is a terrifying truth beneath the appearance of their friendship. It has an ending you have never seen before, and it will give you the shock of your life.5 women, 5 men

Written in 1932-1933 just after Brave New World, Now More Than Ever is a "thinker's play" written in response to the social, economic, and political upheavals of its time.

Jo Stoyte is afraid of death. Written while he was living in California, this is Huxley's response to Hollywood's superficiality and obsession with youth, a powerful cautionary tale which employs all his customary wit and merciless insight.

Sebastian Barnack, a handsome English schoolboy, is on bad terms with his socialist father who disapproves of his hedonistic lifestyle. His education there, thanks to the contradictory influences of his scurrilous Uncle Eustace and a saintly bookseller, is both sacred and profane.