The Defeat of Youth and Other Poems - Softcover

Huxley, Aldous

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1514304775 ISBN 13: 9781514304778

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

The Defeat of Youth and Other Poems is a classic English poetry collection by Aldous Huxley. She leans, and there is laughter in the face She turns towards him; and it seems a door Suddenly opened on some desolate place With a burst of light and music.

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About the Author

Aldous Leonard Huxley (born July 26 1894 - died November 22, 1963) was born into a family of prominent English intellectuals. He began writing in England, but later made his home in Hollywood, and the Loz Feliz area of Los Angeles. He is best known for his novels, including Brave New World (1932), and Island (1962). But he also produced a wide range of essays, short stories, film scripts and poetry. Aldous Huxley was a leading humanist and pacifist throughout his life. He was also deeply interested in spiritual matters and mysticism. He was an intrepid intellectual leader and pioneer. He published Doors of Perception (1954), and Heaven and Hell (1956), advocating the intelligent and controlled use of psychedelics for philosophical and religious exploration.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1514304775
• ISBN 13: 9781514304778
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 74