Huxley's Brave new world : essays / edited by David Garrett Izzo and Kim Kirkpatrick.
Publication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2008. Description: viii, 188 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780786436835 (softcover : alk. paper); 0786436832 (softcover : alk. paper)Subject(s): Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963. Brave new world | Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963 -- Political and social views | Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963 -- Philosophy | Dystopias in literatureDDC classification: 823/.912 LOC classification: PR6015.U9 | B675 2008Online resources: Table of contents only Summary: "These essays reiterate the influence of Brave New World as a literary and philosophical document and describe how Huxley took the events of the world up to 1932 and forecast today's trivialization of society as a path to excess and dictatorship by pacification"--Provided by publisher.Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"These essays reiterate the influence of Brave New World as a literary and philosophical document and describe how Huxley took the events of the world up to 1932 and forecast today's trivialization of society as a path to excess and dictatorship by pacification"--Provided by publisher.