Aldous Huxley's Point Counter Point is a bold and intricate novel that explores the intellectual and emotional fragmentation of post–World War I British society. Structured like a musical fugue, the book weaves together multiple characters and narrative threads, each representing conflicting ideologies—love and detachment, science and religion, politics and art.
Set among a circle of London intellectuals, artists, scientists, and social climbers, the novel follows figures like Philip Quarles, who keeps a diary as a form of detachment from life, and the charismatic but dangerous demagogue Everard Webley. Through these interwoven stories, Huxley critiques the sterility of modern thought, the breakdown of spiritual belief, and the disconnection between emotion and reason.
First published in 1928, Point Counter Point remains one of the most ambitious novels of the 20th century—a psychological, philosophical, and social portrait of an era unraveling under its own contradictions. With biting satire and philosophical depth, Huxley explores the limitations of modern intellectualism and the human cost of emotional disengagement.
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Set among a circle of London intellectuals, artists, scientists, and social climbers, the novel follows figures like Philip Quarles, who keeps a diary as a form of detachment from life, and the charismatic but dangerous demagogue Everard Webley. Through these interwoven stories, Huxley critiques the sterility of modern thought, the breakdown of spiritual belief, and the disconnection between emotion and reason.
First published in 1928, Point Counter Point remains one of the most ambitious novels of the 20th century—a psychological, philosophical, and social portrait of an era unraveling under its own contradictions. With biting satire and philosophical depth, Huxley explores the limitations of modern intellectualism and the human cost of emotional disengagement.
Point Counter Point
Aldous Huxley's Point Counter Point is a bold and intricate novel that explores the intellectual and emotional fragmentation of post–World War I British society. Structured like a musical fugue, the book weaves together multiple characters and narrative threads, each representing conflicting ideologies—love and detachment, science and religion, politics and art.
Set among a circle of London intellectuals, artists, scientists, and social climbers, the novel follows figures like Philip Quarles, who keeps a diary as a form of detachment from life, and the charismatic but dangerous demagogue Everard Webley. Through these interwoven stories, Huxley critiques the sterility of modern thought, the breakdown of spiritual belief, and the disconnection between emotion and reason.
First published in 1928, Point Counter Point remains one of the most ambitious novels of the 20th century—a psychological, philosophical, and social portrait of an era unraveling under its own contradictions. With biting satire and philosophical depth, Huxley explores the limitations of modern intellectualism and the human cost of emotional disengagement.
Set among a circle of London intellectuals, artists, scientists, and social climbers, the novel follows figures like Philip Quarles, who keeps a diary as a form of detachment from life, and the charismatic but dangerous demagogue Everard Webley. Through these interwoven stories, Huxley critiques the sterility of modern thought, the breakdown of spiritual belief, and the disconnection between emotion and reason.
First published in 1928, Point Counter Point remains one of the most ambitious novels of the 20th century—a psychological, philosophical, and social portrait of an era unraveling under its own contradictions. With biting satire and philosophical depth, Huxley explores the limitations of modern intellectualism and the human cost of emotional disengagement.
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| BN ID: | 2940184555270 |
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| Publisher: | BleeckerBooksCo |
| Publication date: | 04/16/2025 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 2 MB |
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