Brave New World (For Further Study)

For Further Study

• Robert S. Baker, The Dark Historic Page: Social Satire and Historicism in the Novels of Aldous Huxley, 1921 – 1939, University of Wisconsin Press, 1974.

  Baker discusses Huxley's aversion to "historical thought."

• Sybille Bedford, Aldous Huxley: A Biography, Knopf, 1974.

  Bedford's biography is based on published works, documentaries, and personal accounts.

• Milton Birnbaum, Aldous Huxley's Quest for Values, University of Tennessee Press, 1971.

  This is an exploration of Huxley's ability to articulate the pulse of twentieth century thought.

• Peter Bowering, Aldous Huxley: A Study of the Major Novels, Oxford University Press, 1969.

  Bowering examines nine of Huxley's eleven novels.

• Lawrence Brander, Aldous Huxley: A Critical Study, Bucknell University Press, 1970.

  Brander's study is of Huxley's novels, essays, short stories, and travelogues.

• Thomas D. Clareson, "The Classic: Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World'," in Extrapolation, Vol. 3, no. 1, December, 1961, pp. 33-40.

  An analysis of Brave New World, praising the universalism of Huxley's vision and ideas, by an American educator and critic. Clareson is also considered an authority on the genre of science fiction.

• Peter Firchow, Aldous Huxley: Satirist and Novelist, University of Minnesota Press, 1972.

  Firchow's focus is satire in Huxley's essays and novels.

• Sisirkamar Ghose, Aldous Huxley: A Cynical Salvationist, Asia Publishing, 1962.

  Ghose studies Huxley's times, religious world-view, and his novels.

• Alexander Henderson, Aldous Huxley, Russell and Russell, 1964.

  This is a study of Huxley's life, four novels, criticism, poetry, and travel books.

• Julian Huxley, editor, Aldous Huxley: 1894 – 1963, Harper & Row, 1965.

  This is a book of tributes to Huxley made by friends, family, and admirers after his death.