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A VOYAGE TO ARCTURUS - DAVID LINDSAY IBD

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07 / 2019
9782491251031
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Sinopsis

A Voyage to Arcturusáis a novel by the Scottish writeráDavid Lindsay, first published in 1920. It combinesáfantasy, philosophy, and science fiction in an exploration of the nature ofágoodáandáeviláand their relationship witháexistence. Described by critic, novelist, and philosopheráColin Wilsonáas the greatest novel of the twentieth century,áit was a central influence onáC. S. Lewis',áSpace Trilogy,áand through him onáJ. R. R. Tolkien, who said he read the book with avidity.áClive Barkerácalled it a masterpiece and 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 orbitingáArcturus, 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 book sold poorly during Lindsay',s lifetime, but was republished in 1946 and many times thereafter. It has been translated into at least ten languages. Critics such as the novelistáMichael Moorcockáhave noted that the book is unusual, but has been highly influential with its qualities of commitment to the Absolute and God-questioning genius.

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