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Author |
: David Lindsay |
Publisher |
: e-artnow |
Total Pages |
: 269 |
Release |
: 2018-06-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9788026894179 |
ISBN-13 |
: 8026894170 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Voyage to Arcturus by : David Lindsay
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.
Author |
: David Lindsay |
Publisher |
: Library of Alexandria |
Total Pages |
: 443 |
Release |
: 1963-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781465539731 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1465539735 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Voyage to Arcturus by : David Lindsay
Author |
: David Lindsay |
Publisher |
: BoD - Books on Demand |
Total Pages |
: 220 |
Release |
: 2022-11-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9782322452910 |
ISBN-13 |
: 2322452912 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Voyage to Arcturus by : David Lindsay
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.
Author |
: David Lindsay |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 368 |
Release |
: 2021-08-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9798545280704 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Voyage to Arcturus by : David Lindsay
David Lindsay was a British author best remembered for the philosophical science fiction novel A Voyage to Arcturus. 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.
Author |
: David Lindsay |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 330 |
Release |
: 2019-07-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 107773509X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781077735095 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (9X Downloads) |
Synopsis A Voyage to Arcturus by : David Lindsay
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.
Author |
: David Lindsay |
Publisher |
: e-artnow |
Total Pages |
: 269 |
Release |
: 2018-11-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9788027243761 |
ISBN-13 |
: 8027243769 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis A VOYAGE TO ARCTURUS (Sci-Fi Classic) by : David Lindsay
"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.
Author |
: David Lindsay |
Publisher |
: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages |
: 174 |
Release |
: 2015-11-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 151913911X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781519139115 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (1X Downloads) |
Synopsis A Voyage to Arcturus by : David Lindsay
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.
Author |
: David Lindsay |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 260 |
Release |
: 2021-03-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9798731159340 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Voyage to Arcturus by : David Lindsay
The story takes place in Tormance. This is an imaginary planet that orbits the star Arcturus. In the novel (but not actually) it is a binary star system made up of Branchspell (a large yellow solar star) and Alppain (a smaller star). The novel says that it is 100 light years from Earth.
Author |
: David Lindsay |
Publisher |
: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages |
: 506 |
Release |
: 2018-05-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1717558232 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781717558237 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Voyage to Arcturus by : David Lindsay
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.
Author |
: David Lindsay |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 340 |
Release |
: 2020-12-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9798586032102 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Voyage to Arcturus Illustrated by : David Lindsay
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."