Aldous Huxley Annual : Volume 19 (2019) Volume 19
(Author) Jerome MeckierVolume 19 is dedicated to the memory of Prof Lothar Fietz (University of Tübingen) in appreciation of his merits as an outstanding Huxley scholar, as a Founding Member and Curator of the Aldous Huxley Society and as a true friend (see the In Memoriam above). The volume opens with a sequence of hitherto unpublished Huxley writings, starting with the three extant versions from 1949 of his dramatization of Ape and Essence (1948), thematically linked with two texts treating the physical survival of mankind and three contrasting texts discussing the question of spiritual survival. This section is followed by Huxley's draft for an introduction of Edna St. Vincent Millay at one of her poetry readings in 1938 and an autograph letter to Seabury Edwardes that he wrote shortly after the publication of The Doors of Perception (1954). The volume closes with several critical articles on Huxley's relationship with D. T. Suzuki, his Sanary period and his view and practice of literary utopias.
Jerome Meckier
Jerome Meckier is a renowned scholar known for his groundbreaking work on the life and works of Joseph Conrad. His meticulous research and insightful analysis have provided invaluable insights into Conrad's literary style and themes. Meckier's contributions to literature have greatly enhanced our understanding of this iconic author.