On the Margin: Notes and Essays by Aldous Huxley
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"On the Margin: Notes and Essays" by Aldous Huxley is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The essays engage with a variety of cultural, literary, and philosophical topics, analyzing the nature of art, poetry, and the societal values of the time. Huxley’s distinct voice and critical perspective shine through as he reflects on established norms and challenges conventional wisdom. The opening of the text introduces Huxley’s reflections on
his summer spent along the Italian coast, where he meditates on the nature of celebrating poets like Percy Bysshe Shelley, particularly in light of centenary commemorations. Huxley critiques the trend of honoring deceased authors with overly sentimental celebrations that, in his view, diminish their radical spirit and relevance. He compares the Italian celebration of Dante’s death with English traditions, suggesting that the former retains a sense of vibrancy and life, while the latter risks reducing great poets to mere figures of reverence, effectively fossilizing their legacies. This introductory essay sets the tone for the subsequent pieces, blending personal narrative with cultural critique. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 23010374 |
| Title | On the Margin: Notes and Essays |
| Contents | Centenaries -- On re-reading 'Candide' -- Accidie -- Subject-matter of poetry -- Water music -- Pleasures -- Modern folk poetry -- Bibliophily -- Democratic art -- Accumulations -- On deviating into sense -- Polite conversation -- Nationality in love -- How the days draw in! -- Tibet -- Beauty in 1920 -- Great thoughts -- Advertisement -- Euphues redivivus -- The author of 'Eminent Victorians' -- Edward Thomas -- A Wordsworth anthology -- Verhaeren -- Edward Lear -- Sir Christopher Wren -- Ben Jonson -- Chaucer. |
| Credits |
Produced by MFR, Nigel Blower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 57.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English essays -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 60866 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-60866-2 |
| Release Date | Dec 7, 2019 |
| Last Update | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 773 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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