Project Gutenberg 2019-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 445 Huxley, Aldous 1894 1963 Huxley, Aldous Leonard 23010374 On the Margin: Notes and Essays Centenaries -- On re-reading 'Candide' -- Accidie -- Subject-matter of poetry -- Water music -- Pleasures -- Modern folk poetry -- Bibliophily -- Democratic art -- Accumulations -- On deviating into sense -- Polite conversation -- Nationality in love -- How the days draw in! -- Tibet -- Beauty in 1920 -- Great thoughts -- Advertisement -- Euphues redivivus -- The author of 'Eminent Victorians' -- Edward Thomas -- A Wordsworth anthology -- Verhaeren -- Edward Lear -- Sir Christopher Wren -- Ben Jonson -- Chaucer. Produced by MFR, Nigel Blower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "On the Margin: Notes and Essays" by Aldous Huxley is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The essays engage with a variety of cultural, literary, and philosophical topics, analyzing the nature of art, poetry, and the societal values of the time. Huxley’s distinct voice and critical perspective shine through as he reflects on established norms and challenges conventional wisdom. The opening of the text introduces Huxley’s reflections on his summer spent along the Italian coast, where he meditates on the nature of celebrating poets like Percy Bysshe Shelley, particularly in light of centenary commemorations. Huxley critiques the trend of honoring deceased authors with overly sentimental celebrations that, in his view, diminish their radical spirit and relevance. He compares the Italian celebration of Dante’s death with English traditions, suggesting that the former retains a sense of vibrancy and life, while the latter risks reducing great poets to mere figures of reverence, effectively fossilizing their legacies. This introductory essay sets the tone for the subsequent pieces, blending personal narrative with cultural critique. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en English essays -- 20th century PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 331298 2025-06-24T08:37:54.600906 text/html 313602 2024-10-17T15:10:16 text/html 214953 2025-06-24T08:38:01.570918 application/epub+zip 212579 2025-06-24T08:37:55.810922 application/epub+zip 206218 2025-06-24T08:37:55.203933 application/epub+zip 283808 2025-06-24T08:38:05.702896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241055 2025-06-24T08:38:00.910886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235134 2022-09-27T13:57:31.800917 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279882 2025-06-24T08:37:53.878910 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 259997 2024-10-17T15:10:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16537 2025-06-24T08:38:05.860861 application/rdf+xml 10568 2025-06-24T08:37:55.306937 image/jpeg 2003 2025-06-24T08:37:55.254905 image/jpeg 175313 2025-06-24T08:37:54.636925 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia