Leda

In this striking collection of poetry Huxley turns to classical myth modern doubt and the contradictions of beauty and violence. Drawing inspiration from the ancient myth of Leda and the Swan the poems delve into themes of seduction fate and power while simultaneously questioning the role of the artist and the nature of desire. With elegant precision and philosophical subtlety Huxley captures the collision between mythic past and modern consciousness offering verses that are both sensual and cerebral. This early volume reflects the intellectual restlessness and stylistic experimentation that would come to define his later prose. The poems alternate between lyricism and irony myth and metaphor revealing the young writer's engagement with art morality and the precarious line between transcendence and transgression. A compelling exploration of myth reimagined through the lens of early modernism.