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Aldous Huxley’s Island: A True Utopia?

Author : Annika Wildersch
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3640483227
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Aldous Huxley’s Island: A True Utopia? written by Annika Wildersch and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Hamburg (Insitut für Anglistik), course: „Alternate Worlds“: Utopian and Counterfictional English Fiction from the late 19th Century to the 1990’s, language: English, abstract: 1. Introduction (...) Island is a novel of ideas, light on the novel-part and heavy on the ideas. In fact it could also be seen as an essay with a bit of a plot entangled around it. The plot in any case is secondary and easy to summarize: The English journalist Will Farnaby is stranded on the island of Pala and is on the secret mission to negotiate a contract for oil. Injured in the beginning, he leads long conversations with some inhibitants through which he learns about the Palanese way of life. As he takes pleasure in their virtues and beliefs, he gives up his initial oil plans. Nevertheless, in the end Pala gets invaded by the neighbour island Rendang. The emphasis in Island lies in the long conversations that Will leads in which he learns about the Palanese lifestyle and through which we, the readers, get to know about Huxley’s ideas of an ideal society. The questions this research paper deals with are: What exactly are the utopian features in Island? Are those features attainable and what is more, are they worth to attain at all? And in this context, is Island rather a utopia of escape or reconstruction? In order to find out the answers to these questions, the paper will first offer an analysis of the ideas and then it will turn to the ‘novel’-part with an analysis of the main plot.

Island

Author : Aldous Huxley
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 1443428582
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Island written by Aldous Huxley and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While shipwrecked on the island of Pala, Will Farnaby, a disenchanted journalist, discovers a utopian society that has flourished for the past 120 years. Although he at first disregards the possibility of an ideal society, as Farnaby spends time with the people of Pala his ideas about humanity change. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Aldous Huxley's Island

Author : Annika Wildersch
Publisher : Grin Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783640483426
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Aldous Huxley's Island written by Annika Wildersch and published by Grin Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Hamburg (Insitut fur Anglistik), course: -Alternate Worlds- Utopian and Counterfictional English Fiction from the late 19th Century to the 1990's, language: English, abstract: 1.Introduction (...) Island is a novel of ideas, light on the novel-part and heavy on the ideas. In fact it could also be seen as an essay with a bit of a plot entangled around it. The plot in any case is secondary and easy to summarize: The English journalist Will Farnaby is stranded on the island of Pala and is on the secret mission to negotiate a contract for oil. Injured in the beginning, he leads long conversations with some inhibitants through which he learns about the Palanese way of life. As he takes pleasure in their virtues and beliefs, he gives up his initial oil plans. Nevertheless, in the end Pala gets invaded by the neighbour island Rendang. The emphasis in Island lies in the long conversations that Will leads in which he learns about the Palanese lifestyle and through which we, the readers, get to know about Huxley's ideas of an ideal society. The questions this research paper deals with are: What exactly are the utopian features in Island? Are those features attainable and what is more, are they worth to attain at all? And in this context, is Island rather a utopia of escape or reconstruction? In order to find out the answers to these questions, the paper will first offer an analysis of the ideas and then it will turn to the 'novel'-part with an analysis of the main plot.

Island

Author : Aldous Huxley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780608310145
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Island written by Aldous Huxley and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Island

Author : Aldous Leonard Huxley
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Island written by Aldous Leonard Huxley and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Island" by Aldous Leonard Huxley. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Moksha

Author : Aldous Huxley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594775176
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book Moksha written by Aldous Huxley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected writings from the author of Brave New World and The Doors of Perception on the role of psychedelics in society. • Includes letters and lectures by Huxley never published elsewhere. In May 1953 Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gram of mescaline. The mystical and transcendent experience that followed set him off on an exploration that was to produce a revolutionary body of work about the inner reaches of the human mind. Huxley was decades ahead of his time in his anticipation of the dangers modern culture was creating through explosive population increase, headlong technological advance, and militant nationalism, and he saw psychedelics as the greatest means at our disposal to "remind adults that the real world is very different from the misshapen universe they have created for themselves by means of their culture-conditioned prejudices." Much of Huxley's writings following his 1953 mescaline experiment can be seen as his attempt to reveal the power of these substances to awaken a sense of the sacred in people living in a technological society hostile to mystical revelations. Moksha, a Sanskrit word meaning "liberation," is a collection of the prophetic and visionary writings of Aldous Huxley. It includes selections from his acclaimed novels Brave New World and Island, both of which envision societies centered around the use of psychedelics as stabilizing forces, as well as pieces from The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell, his famous works on consciousness expansion.

Island

Author : Aldous Huxley
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0099477777
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (994 download)

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Download or read book Island written by Aldous Huxley and published by Random House. This book was released on 2005 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over a hundred years, the inhabitants of the Pacific island of Pala have been part of a social experiment whereby western science has been brought together with eastern philosophy and humanism to create a paradise on earth. InIsland,Huxley gives us his vision of Utopia.

A Modern Utopia

Author : by H. G. Wells
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1433098482
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book A Modern Utopia written by by H. G. Wells and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-03-03 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ape and Essence

Author : Aldous Huxley
Publisher : Ivan R. Dee
ISBN 13 : 146174136X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Ape and Essence written by Aldous Huxley and published by Ivan R. Dee. This book was released on 1992-08-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Aldous Huxley's Brave New World first appeared in 1932, it presented in terms of purest fantasy a society bent on self-destruction. Few of its outraged critics anticipated the onset of another world war with its Holocaust and atomic ruin. In 1948, seeing that the probable shape of his anti-utopia had been altered inevitably by the facts of history, Huxley wrote Ape and Essence. In this savage novel, using the form of a film scenario, he transports us to the year 2108. The setting is Los Angeles where a "rediscovery expedition" from New Zealand is trying to make sense of what is left. From chief botanist Alfred Poole we learn, to our dismay, about the twenty-second-century way of life. "It was inevitable that Mr. Huxley should have written this book: one could almost have seen it since Hiroshima is the necessary sequel to Brave New World."—Alfred Kazin. "The book has a certain awesome impressiveness; its sheer intractable bitterness cannot but affect the reader."—Time.

Brave New World

Author : Aldous Huxley
Publisher : Rosetta Books
ISBN 13 : 0795311257
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Brave New World written by Aldous Huxley and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic novel of a perfectly engineered society is “one of the most prophetic dystopian works of the twentieth century” (The Wall Street Journal). Half a millennium from now, in the World State, the watchword is that every one belongs to every one else. No matter what class of human you are bred to be—from the intellectual Alphas to the Epsilons who provide the manual labor—you are a part of the efficient, well-oiled whole. You are nourished, secure, and blissfully serene thanks to the freely distributed drug called soma. And while sex is strongly encouraged, the old way of procreation is forbidden, eliminating even the pains of childbirth. But when a man and woman journey beyond these confines to where the “savages” reside, and bring back two outsiders, the cracks begin to show. Named as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the twentieth century by the Modern Library, Brave New World is one of the first truly dystopian novels. Influenced by the historic events of Huxley’s era yet as relevant today as ever, it is a remarkable depiction of the conflict between progress and the human spirit. “Chilling. . . . That he gave us the dark side of genetic engineering in 1932 is amazing.” —Providence Journal-Bulletin “It is a frightening experience, indeed, to discover how much of his satirical prediction of a distant future became reality in so short a time.” —The New York Times Book Review

Aldous Huxley

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book Aldous Huxley written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Conditioning in Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World"

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Author : Franziska Caesar
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656399360
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (563 download)

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Download or read book Conditioning in Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" written by Franziska Caesar and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Literature - General, grade: 2,0, Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (Sprach-und Literaturwissenschaften), language: English, abstract: Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................03 2. The various forms of conditioning in Brave New World ....................................04 2. 1 Biological engineering ....................................................................04 2. 2 The use of psychological conditioning ..............................................05 2. 2. 1 Behaviourism ............................................................................05 2. 2. 2 Sleep-teaching and hypnopaedia ..................................................06 2. 3 Chemical persuasion.........................................................................08 3. The essential role of conditioning in the “utopian” world .................................10 4. Conclusion .............................................................................................12 Bibliography .............................................................................................14 1. Introduction Unquestionably, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, written in 1931, is one of the most fascinating dystopian novels. His description of a world state in the future, in which people are conditioned and manipulated from the cradle to the grave is meant to be a warning of the danger of dehumanization. Huxley draws a picture of a future including the misuse of political power, economic control, sciences and technology, biological engineering, mass consumption and the loss of ethical values. More precisely, Huxley’s Brave New World could be regarded as a kind of “leisure dystopia” which is defined as an “utopia [that has] gone wretched or failed paradise-engineering projects.” The fine line between utopia and dystopia becomes visible. In leisure dystopian societies like in Brave New World, all problems have officially been abolished and the people are living in wealth and happiness. But this state is only achieved by eliminating intellectualism, values or individual freedom. Therefore, the state rulers need means of control. One of the most powerful tools is conditioning in various forms. This study is meant to focus on the three types of conditioning prevailing in Brave New World. According to the order in the novel, the biological engineering in the pre-natal status will be discussed at first. Thereafter, the use of psychological conditioning with the methods of behaviourism, sleep-teaching and hypnopaedia is an essential theme. To complete it, the last type of conditioning, the chemical manipulation will be looked at. The different aspects will be combined with the motto of the World State in Brave New World: “Community, Identity, Stability” . Furthermore the loss of individuality caused by biological and psychological conditioning is an important component within the analysis. After this closer examination...

Jacob's Hands

Author : Christopher Isherwood
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 125010257X
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Jacob's Hands written by Christopher Isherwood and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jacob Ericson is a quiet, kind and somewhat simple man who works as a ranch hand for crotchety Professor Carter and his crippled daughter, Sharon, in California's Mojave Desert in the 1920s. Jacob is a good man, genuine, honorable, but hardly extraordinary–until he miraculously heals a dying calf with his hands. However, while he is content to cure the town's animals, it isn't long before he is persuaded to use his gift in other ways. When Sharon, whom he adores, begs him to heal her leg, he cannot deny her. His acquiescence causes them both to be exploited. Sharon runs away to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams of stardom. Jacob follows her, hopeful that they will meet again. And they do–as miserable performers in a seedy stage show. While they plan their escape from the dreary stage life, Jacob is asked to heal a self–absorbed young millionaire. And with his assent, Jacob's plans and all of his dreams begin to crumble. Written in tight, vivid, and seamlessly crafter prose, this previously unpublished tale by two of the greatest storytellers of the twentieth century shows the dangers a magical gift holds for even the noblest of characters.

Aldous Huxley and Utopia

Author : Jerome Meckier
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 3643915217
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (439 download)

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Download or read book Aldous Huxley and Utopia written by Jerome Meckier and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the cycle that runs from Erewhon to Island, British literary utopias compete with one another to form the most persuasive picture of what the future might, or should, be like. At issue for Butler, Wells, Zamiatin, Orwell and others is whether utopia, be it positive or negative, is essentially prediction or hypothesis. Huxley contributed to this debate at roughly fifteen-year intervals, his three utopias becoming its key texts. In addition, Aldous Huxley and Utopia examines ironic cure scenes, the obsession with golf in the brave new world, attitudes towards death in Brave New World and Island, problems with names and history in the former, the role of islands in both, the detrimental impact of Madame Blavatsky and young Krishnamurti on the story of Pala, and the significance of a zoological conclusion of Island.

Brave New World: A Graphic Novel

Author : Aldous Huxley
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063055260
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Brave New World: A Graphic Novel written by Aldous Huxley and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available in graphic novel form for the first time, “one of the most prophetic dystopian works of the twentieth century” (Wall Street Journal) Aldous Huxley’s classic novel of authoritarianism Brave New World, adapted and illustrated by Fred Fordham, the artist behind the graphic novel edition of To Kill A Mockingbird. Originally published in 1932, Brave New World is one of the most revered and profound works of twentieth century literature. Touching on themes of control, humanity, technology, and influence, Aldous Huxley’s enduring classic is a reflection and a warning of the age in which it was written, yet remains frighteningly relevant today. With its surreal imagery and otherworldly backdrop, Brave New World adapts beautifully to the graphic novel form. Fred Fordham’s singular artistic flair and attention to detail and color captures this thought-provoking novel as never before, and introduces it to a new generation, and countless modern readers, in a fresh and compelling way.

Eyeless in Gaza

Author : Aldous Huxley
Publisher : Carroll & Graf Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780786702640
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Eyeless in Gaza written by Aldous Huxley and published by Carroll & Graf Pub. This book was released on 1995 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aldous Huxley- a major figure of the literary and intellectual history of this century- dramatizes here one man's disillusionment threatening to plunge the world into a new morass.

Dictionary Of World Literature - Criticism, Forms, Technique

Author : Joseph T. Shipley
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1447495683
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary Of World Literature - Criticism, Forms, Technique written by Joseph T. Shipley and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dictionary of world literature: criticism—forms—technique presents a consideration of critics and criticism, of literary schools, movements, forms, and techniques—including drama and the theatre—in eastern and western lands from the earliest times; of literary and critical terms and ideas; with other material that may provide background of understanding to all who, as creator, critic, or receptor, approach a literary or theatrical work.