Andrija Mati¿: Aldous Huxley's Short Fiction, Gebunden

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Aldous Huxley s Short Fiction analyzes Huxley s short stories within a modernist context, highlighting that he shared more characteristics with distinguished modernists than is usually believed. The book also explores other features of Huxley s short stories, focusing on themes such as consumerism, mainstream education, shallow intellectualism, women s emancipation, toxic masculinity, and sensational journalism, themes that correspond with both Huxley s time and our world, and position him among the most prophetic authors of the twentieth century. This study demonstrates that Huxley s short fiction can provide answers to questions that remain confusing or partially explained in the research on Huxley s work. It illustrates the constants and changes in Huxley s opinions on organized religion, mysticism, and the relation between sexuality and spirituality, while also clarifying Huxley s political opinion, which is often misunderstood due to his advocacy of pacifism. Finally, the in-depth interpretations of Huxley s short stories reveal the dynamics of his literary style, especially his complex humor and irony, areas he developed more than any other modernist author of short fiction.