| Leda | ||||
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| Publication date | 1920 | Leda is Aldous Huxley's fourth poetry collection, featuring 26 poems. The titular poem, "Leda," explores the mythological encounter between Queen Leda and Zeus, who appears as a swan. The collection includes sections like "Beauty," reflecting on the concept of beauty through Helen of Troy, and "Soles Occidere et Redire Possunt," a poem about John Ridley, a mentally challenged friend of Huxley. This compilation showcases Huxley's early poetic style and thematic interests. | ||
| Publishers | Chatto & Windus (UK);
George H. Doran Company (US) |
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| Language | English | |||
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| Number of pages | 80 | |||