A Voyage to Arcturus
Author : David Lindsay
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Release Date : 2022-11-11
ISBN 10 : 9782322452910
Pages : 220 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (322 users)
Download or read book A Voyage to Arcturus PDF or another Format written by David Lindsay and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-11-11 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning achievement in speculative fiction, A Voyage to Arcturus has inspired, enchanted, and unsettled readers for decades. It is simultaneously an epic quest across one of the most unusual and brilliantly depicted alien worlds ever conceived, a profoundly moving journey of discovery into the metaphysical heart of the universe, and a shockingly intimate excursion into what makes us human and unique. After a strange interstellar journey, Maskull, a man from Earth, awakens alone in a desert on the planet Tormance, seared by the suns of the binary star Arcturus. As he journeys northward, guided by a drumbeat, he encounters a world and its inhabitants like no other, where gender is a victory won at dear cost; where landscape and emotion are drawn into an accursed dance; where heroes are killed, reborn, and renamed; and where the cosmological lures of Shaping, who may be God, torment Maskull in his astonishing pilgrimage. At the end of his arduous and increasingly mystical quest waits a dark secret and an unforgettable revelation. A Voyage to Arcturus was the first novel by writer David Lindsay and it remains one of the most revered classics of science fiction.
A Voyage to Arcturus
Author : David Lindsay
Publisher : e-artnow
Release Date : 2018-06-09
ISBN 10 : 9788026894179
Pages : 242 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (26 users)
Download or read book A Voyage to Arcturus PDF or another Format written by David Lindsay and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2018-06-09 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "A Voyage to Arcturus" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. A Voyage to Arcturus combines fantasy, philosophy, and science fiction in an exploration of the nature of good and evil and their relationship with existence. Described by critic and philosopher Colin Wilson as the "greatest novel of the twentieth century", it was a central influence on C. S. Lewis' Space Trilogy, and through him on J. R. R. Tolkien, who said he read the book "with avidity". An interstellar voyage is the framework for a narrative of a journey through fantastic landscapes. The story is set at Tormance, an imaginary planet orbiting Arcturus, which, in the novel (but not in reality) is a double star system, consisting of stars Branchspell and Alppain. The lands through which the characters travel represent philosophical systems or states of mind, through which the main character, Maskull, passes on his search for the meaning of life. David Lindsay was an author now best remembered for the philosophical science fiction novel A Voyage to Arcturus. The secret of Lindsay's originality as a novelist lies in his metaphysical assumptions.
A Voyage to Arcturus
Author : David Lindsay
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-05-15
ISBN 10 : 1533265844
Pages : 284 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (265 users)
Download or read book A Voyage to Arcturus PDF or another Format written by David Lindsay and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-15 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Voyage to Arcturus By David Lindsay A Voyage to Arcturus is a novel by Scottish writer David Lindsay, first published in 1920. It combines fantasy, philosophy, and science fiction in an exploration of the nature of good and evil and their relationship with existence. Critic and philosopher Colin Wilson described it as the "greatest novel of the twentieth century", and it was a central influence on C. S. Lewis' Space Trilogy. J. R. R. Tolkien said he read the book "with avidity". Clive Barker has stated " A Voyage to Arcturus is a masterpiece" and called it "an extraordinary work . . . quite magnificent." An interstellar voyage is the framework for a narrative of a journey through fantastic landscapes. The story is set at Tormance, an imaginary planet orbiting Arcturus, which, in the novel (but not in reality) is a double star system, consisting of stars Branchspell and Alppain. The lands through which the characters travel represent philosophical systems or states of mind, through which the main character, Maskull, passes on his search for the meaning of life.
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Author : Gary Westfahl
Publisher : Greenwood Publishing Group
Release Date : 2005
ISBN 10 : 0313329532
Pages : 520 pages
Rating : 4.5/5 (329 users)
Download or read book The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy PDF or another Format written by Gary Westfahl and published by Greenwood Publishing Group. This book was released on 2005 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive three-volume reference work offers six hundred entries, with the first two volumes covering themes and the third volume exploring two hundred classic works in literature, television, and film.
A Voyage to Arcturus
Author : David Lindsay
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-04-19
ISBN 10 : 1717163068
Pages : 300 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (163 users)
Download or read book A Voyage to Arcturus PDF or another Format written by David Lindsay and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Voyage to Arcturus is a novel by the Scottish writer David Lindsay. It combines fantasy, philosophy, and science fiction in an exploration of the nature of good and evil and their relationship with existence. It has been described by the critic and philosopher Colin Wilson as the 'greatest novel of the twentieth century' and was a central influence on C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
A Voyage to Arcturus
Author : David Lindsay
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2015-11-05
ISBN 10 : 151913911X
Pages : 174 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (139 users)
Download or read book A Voyage to Arcturus PDF or another Format written by David Lindsay and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-05 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Interstellar Voyage Classic Science Fiction A Voyage to Arcturus By David Lindsay A Voyage to Arcturus is a novel by Scottish writer David Lindsay, first published in 1920. It combines fantasy, philosophy, and science fiction in an exploration of the nature of good and evil and their relationship with existence. Critic and philosopher Colin Wilson described it as the "greatest novel of the twentieth century", and it was a central influence on C. S. Lewis' Space Trilogy. J. R. R. Tolkien said he read the book "with avidity". Clive Barker has stated " A Voyage to Arcturus is a masterpiece" and called it "an extraordinary work . . . quite magnificent." An interstellar voyage is the framework for a narrative of a journey through fantastic landscapes. The story is set at Tormance, an imaginary planet orbiting Arcturus, which, in the novel (but not in reality) is a double star system, consisting of stars Branchspell and Alppain. The lands through which the characters travel represent philosophical systems or states of mind, through which the main character, Maskull, passes on his search for the meaning of life. Maskull, a man longing for adventures, accepts an invitation from Krag, an acquaintance of his friend Nightspore, to travel to Tormance after a seance. The three set off in a crystal ship from an abandoned observatory in Scotland but Maskull awakens to find himself alone on Tormance. In every land he passes through he usually meets only one or two persons; these meetings often (though not always) end in the death of those he meets, either at his own hand or by that of another. He learns of his own impending death, meets Krag again, and dies shortly after learning that he is in fact Nightspore himself. The book concludes with a final revelation from Krag (who claims to be known on Earth as "Pain") to Nightspore about the origin of the Universe. The author turns out to support a variation of the doctrine of the Demiurge, somewhat similar to that propounded by some Gnostics. All of the characters and lands are types used to convey the author's critique of several philosophical systems. On Tormance, most such viewpoints or ways of life are accompanied by corresponding new bodily sense organs or modifications of the same, thus each distinct Weltanschauung landscape has its corresponding sensorium.
A Voyage to Arcturus: Large Print
Author : David Lindsay
Publisher : Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-03-03
ISBN 10 : 1798539233
Pages : 330 pages
Rating : 4.2/5 (539 users)
Download or read book A Voyage to Arcturus: Large Print PDF or another Format written by David Lindsay and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-03 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Voyage to Arcturus is a novel by the Scottish writer David Lindsay. It combines fantasy, philosophy, and science fiction in an exploration of the nature of good and evil and their relationship with existence. It has been described by the critic and philosopher Colin Wilson as the 'greatest novel of the twentieth century' and was a central influence on C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy.
A Voyage to Arcturus
Author : David Lindsay
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-04-18
ISBN 10 : 1545442622
Pages : 172 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (442 users)
Download or read book A Voyage to Arcturus PDF or another Format written by David Lindsay and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Voyage to Arcturus is a novel by Scottish writer David Lindsay, first published in 1920. It combines fantasy, philosophy, and science fiction in an exploration of the nature of good and evil and their relationship with existence. Described by critic and philosopher Colin Wilson as the "greatest novel of the twentieth century," it was a central influence on C. S. Lewis' Space Trilogy. J. R. R. Tolkien said he read the book "with avidity." Clive Barker has stated " A Voyage to Arcturus is a masterpiece" and called it "an extraordinary work . . . quite magnificent." An interstellar voyage is the framework for a narrative of a journey through fantastic landscapes. The story is set at Tormance, an imaginary planet orbiting Arcturus, which, in the novel (but not in reality) is a double star system, consisting of stars Branchspell and Alppain. The lands through which the characters travel represent philosophical systems or states of mind, through which the main character, Maskull, passes on his search for the meaning of life.Maskull, a man longing for adventures, accepts an invitation from Krag, an acquaintance of his friend Nightspore, to travel to Tormance after a seance. The three set off in a crystal ship from an abandoned observatory in Scotland but Maskull awakens to find himself alone on Tormance. In every land he passes through he usually meets only one or two persons; these meetings often (though not always) end in the death of those he meets, either at his own hand or by that of another. He learns of his own impending death, meets Krag again, and dies shortly after learning that he is in fact Nightspore himself. The book concludes with a final revelation from Krag (who claims to be known on Earth as "Pain") to Nightspore about the origin of the Universe. The author turns out to support a variation of the doctrine of the Demiurge
A Voyage to Arcturus Illustrated
Author : David Lindsay
Publisher :
Release Date : 2020-12-24
ISBN 10 : 9798586032102
Pages : 340 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (586 users)
Download or read book A Voyage to Arcturus Illustrated PDF or another Format written by David Lindsay and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-24 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Voyage to Arcturus is a novel by the Scottish writer David Lindsay, first published in 1920. It combines fantasy, philosophy, and science fiction in an exploration of the nature of good and evil and their relationship with existence. Described by critic, novelist, and philosopher Colin Wilson as the "greatest novel of the twentieth century", it was a central influence on C. S. Lewis' Space Trilogy, and through him on J. R. R. Tolkien, who said he read the book "with avidity". Clive Barker called it "a masterpiece" and "an extraordinary work ... quite magnificent."
A Voyage to Arcturus - the Original Classic Edition
Author : David Lindsay
Publisher : Tebbo
Release Date : 2012-06
ISBN 10 : 1486153208
Pages : 0 pages
Rating : 4.2/5 (153 users)
Download or read book A Voyage to Arcturus - the Original Classic Edition PDF or another Format written by David Lindsay and published by Tebbo. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of A Voyage to Arcturus. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by David Lindsay, which is now, at last, again available to you. Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside A Voyage to Arcturus: What amazes me, she half whispered, after ten minutes of graceful, hollow conversation, is, if you must know it, not so much the manifestation itself-though that will surely be wonderful-as your assurance that it will take place. ...The star, which to the naked eye appeared as a single yellow point of light, now became clearly split into two bright but minute suns, the larger of which was still yellow, while its smaller companion was a beautiful blue. ...Nightspores eyes wandered about the room, finally seeming to linger upon a glass-fronted wall cupboard, which contained a few old bottles on one of the shelves and nothing else. ...Nightspore seemed unwilling to answer, but, finding Maskulls eyes still fixed on him, he brought out: Unless light pulled, as well as pushed, how would flowers contrive to twist their heads around after the sun? ...While he was still talking, with his hand on the smaller bottle, the other, which was lying on its side, accidentally rolled over in such a manner that the metal caught against the table.
Exhibited by Candlelight
Author :
Publisher : BRILL
Release Date : 2022-05-20
ISBN 10 : 9789004490116
Pages : 320 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (4 users)
Download or read book Exhibited by Candlelight PDF or another Format written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-05-20 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exhibited by Candlelight: Sources and Developments in the Gothic Tradition focuses on a number of strands in the Gothic. The first is Gothic as a way of looking. Paintings used as reference points, tableaux, or the Hammer Studios' visualizations of Dracula present ways of seeing which are suggestive and allow the interplay of primarily sexual passions. Continuity with the past is a further strand which enables us to explore how the sources of the Gothic are connected with the origin of existence and of history, both individual and general. Here, the Gothic offers a voice for writers whose perceptions do not fit into those of the dominant group, which makes them sensitive both to psychological and social gaps. This leads to an exploration of the very idea of sources and an attempt to bridge the gaps, as can be observed in the variety of epithets used to clarify the ways that Gothic works, ranging from heroic gothic to porno-gothic. This takes the reader to the main core of Gothic: a genre which is always ready to admit new forms of the unreal to enter and change whatever has become mainstream literature, and a way of reading and a mode profoundly affecting the reading experience. The Gothic mode cultivates its wicked ways in literature, working through it as a leavening yeast.
Colin Wilson, the Outsider and Beyond
Author : Clifford P. Bendau
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Release Date : 1979
ISBN 10 : 9780893702298
Pages : 63 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (893 users)
Download or read book Colin Wilson, the Outsider and Beyond PDF or another Format written by Clifford P. Bendau and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 1979 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wilson, who is acknowledged for the consistently high quality of his prose, whether it be fiction, nonfiction, or criticism, has refused to accept the limitations of genre or form, or to be placed in some literary cubbyhole. Clifford P. Bendau here covers Wilson's work, from his first appearance as a literary enfant terrible, to the publication of his landmark novel, The Space Vampyres (1976), regarded by many critics as one of his finest works.
An Unexpected Journal: Science Fiction
Author : C.M. Alvarez
Publisher : An Unexpected Journal
Release Date : 2021-06-12
ISBN 10 :
Pages : 230 pages
Rating : 4./5 ( users)
Download or read book An Unexpected Journal: Science Fiction PDF or another Format written by C.M. Alvarez and published by An Unexpected Journal. This book was released on 2021-06-12 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venturing to Worlds Unknown Science fiction writers are our modern seers of sorts. Creating worlds that are not our own, they inspire us to look beyond and imagine “what if?” The summer edition of An Unexpected Journal explores the impact these world builders have had on our culture. From the classic science fiction book The First Men in the Moon to modern sci-fi favorites from Brandon Sanderson, explore the what these stories say about us as a society and individually. Contents "The Spiritual Borders of Sci-Fi: C.S. Lewis and A Voyage to Arcturus" by Jason Monroe. "Ghost" a science fiction short story by Alicia Pollard "Illustrating Faith" by Josiah Peterson on Christian faith in The Ransom Trilogy by C.S. Lewis “Gender, Not Sex: Presentation of Gender Roles in Lewis’s The Ransom Trilogy” by Annie Nardone on the harmonious relationship of masculinity and femininity. “Spacemen without Chests? Virtue and Technology in Star Trek and Dune” by Seth Myers on the relevance of C.S. Lewis in popular science fiction. “Gremlins and the Second Way” by C.M. Alvarez on creation and causation. "To Infinity and Beyond" by Douglas LeBlanc on how science fiction can improve our understanding of God. "Time Travelers." a science fiction poem by Laurie Grube "The Autumn People" an essay by Megan Joy Rials on the way science fiction illustrates goodness, sacrifice, and community illustrated in Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes. “Materialism and Midichlorians: Pantheism, Naturalism, and Hope in Star Wars” by Zak Schmoll on the apologetic value of a galaxy far, far away. "Imagining Morality" by Sean Hadley on moral development in speculative fiction. "Excerpt from Note to Self" by Donald W. Catchings, Jr. An exclusive preview of a chapter of his upcoming time travel science fiction novel. "Starsight Review" by Christy Luis on the need for philosophical depth found in the work of science fiction writer Brandon Peterson. “Ethics of The Matrix” by C.M. Alvarez the dangers of relativism illustrated in The Matrix. "What Makes Us Human?" A reflection and poem by Annie Nardone. "Personhood in Altered Carbon" by Cherish Nelson on the dangers of diminishing bodies." "To Save a Life" by Zak Schmoll on finding resolution in Ender's Game. Summer 2020 Volume 3, Issue 2 230 pages About An Unexpected Journal An Unexpected Journal is the endeavor of a merry band of Houston Baptist University Master of Arts in Apologetics students and alumni. The Journal seeks to demonstrate the truth of Christianity through both reason and the imagination to engage the culture from a Christian worldview.
A Voyage to Arcturus and the Haunted Woman
Author : David Lindsay
Publisher :
Release Date : 2018-04-03
ISBN 10 : 1515424693
Pages : 410 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (424 users)
Download or read book A Voyage to Arcturus and the Haunted Woman PDF or another Format written by David Lindsay and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Around the Outsider
Author : Colin Stanley
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Release Date : 2011
ISBN 10 : 9781846946684
Pages : 345 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (846 users)
Download or read book Around the Outsider PDF or another Format written by Colin Stanley and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 1956, aged just 24, Colin Wilson achieved success and overnight fame with his philosophical study of alienation and transcendence in modern literature and thought, The Outsider. Fifty-four years on, and never out of print in English, the book is still widely read and discussed, having been translated into over thirty languages. In a remarkably prolific career, Wilson, a true polymath, has since written over 170 titles: novels, plays and non-fiction on a variety of subjects. This volume brings together twenty essays by scholars of Colin Wilson's work worldwide and is published in his honour to mark the author's 80th birthday. Each contributor has provided an essay on their favourite Wilson book (or the one they consider to be the most significant). The result is a varied and stimulating assessment of Wilson's writings on philosophy, psychology, literature, criminology and the occult with critical appraisals of four of his most thought-provoking novels. Altogether a fitting tribute to a writer
C.S. Lewis, Writer, Dreamer, and Mentor
Author : Lionel Adey
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 1998
ISBN 10 : 0802842038
Pages : 324 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (842 users)
Download or read book C.S. Lewis, Writer, Dreamer, and Mentor PDF or another Format written by Lionel Adey and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From early childhood, C. S. Lewis engaged the world around him primarily through the medium of books. He read voraciously, and his own writing covers a broad range of genres. This new study by Lionel Adey is unique in its attempt to trace the development of C. S. Lewis as a maker and reader of books. Adey shows how the two sides of Lewis's personality, the "Dreamer" and the "Mentor," affected his writing in its various modes: literary history and criticism, fiction for adults and for children, poetry, essays and addresses, and letters. Adey also discusses the formative biographical events in Lewis's life and offers an estimate of Lewis's achievement and legacy as a writer.
A Voyage to Arcturus
Author : David David Lindsay
Publisher :
Release Date : 2017-09-15
ISBN 10 : 1976407621
Pages : 244 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (47 users)
Download or read book A Voyage to Arcturus PDF or another Format written by David David Lindsay and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning achievement in speculative fiction, A Voyage to Arcturus has inspired, enchanted, and unsettled readers for decades. It is simultaneously an epic quest across one of the most unusual and brilliantly depicted alien worlds ever conceived, a profoundly moving journey of discovery into the metaphysical heart of the universe, and a shockingly intimate excursion into what makes us human and unique. After a strange interstellar journey, Maskull, a man from Earth, awakens alone in a desert on the planet Tormance, seared by the suns of the binary star Arcturus. As he journeys northward, guided by a drumbeat, he encounters a world and its inhabitants like no other, where gender is a victory won at dear cost; where landscape and emotion are drawn into an accursed dance; where heroes are killed, reborn, and renamed; and where the cosmological lures of Shaping, who may be God, torment Maskull in his astonishing pilgrimage. At the end of his arduous and increasingly mystical quest waits a dark secret and an unforgettable revelation. A Voyage to Arcturus was the first novel by writer David Lindsay (1878-1945), and it remains one of the most revered classics of science fiction.
