Author: Aldous Huxley
Publisher: Chelsea House
ISBN: 9780791070499
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A critical analysis of Huxley's influential novel features the writings of Harold H. Watts, George Woodcock, Robert S. Baker, and other scholars.
Language: en
Pages: 165
Pages: 165
A critical analysis of Huxley's influential novel features the writings of Harold H. Watts, George Woodcock, Robert S. Baker, and other scholars.
Language: en
Pages: 121
Pages: 121
Huxley's story shows a futuristic World State where all emotion, love, art, and human individuality have been replaced by social stability. An ominous warning to the world's population, this literary classic is a must-read.
Language: en
Pages: 533
Pages: 533
The Brave New World covers the span of early American history, from 30,000 years before Europeans ever landed on North American shores to creation of the new nation. With its exploration of the places and peoples of early America, this comprehensive, lively narrative brings together the most recent scholarship on
Language: en
Pages: 196
Pages: 196
Aldous Huxley’s prophetic novel of ideas warned of a terrible future then 600 years away. Though Brave New World was published less than a century ago in 1932, many elements of the novel’s dystopic future now seem an eerily familiar part of life in the 21st century. These essays analyze
Language: en
Pages: 174
Pages: 174
Essays discuss the novel's themes, background, plot, style, and characters
Language: en
Pages: 171
Pages: 171
Books about Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and Blade Runner: the Director's Cut Directed by Ridley Scott
Language: en
Pages: 343
Pages: 343
One of the key issues facing us in the next millennium is the ability to manipulate the genetics of living organisms. The possibility of manipulating human genetics raises many theological, ethical and socio-political issues. These include specific decisions about whether the technology will be developed, how it will be applied
Language: en
Pages: 117
Pages: 117
- Comprehensive reading and study guides for some of the world's most important literary masterpieces. - Concise critical excerpts provide a scholarly overview of each work. - The Story Behind the Story details the conditions under which the work was written. - Each book includes a biographical sketch of the
Language: en
Pages: 143
Pages: 143
Examines new scientific discoveries and presents new scientific debates on such topics as cloning, reproductive medicine, gene therapy, transplant medicine, and more.
Language: en
Pages: 848
Pages: 848
Aldous Huxley’s 1932 book Brave New World foresees a world in which technological advances have obliterated morality and freedom. John Feinberg and Paul Feinberg, in the first edition of Ethics for a Brave New World, noted how Huxley landed frighteningly close to the truth. Their book responded to ethical crises