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A Voyage to Arcturus de David Lindsay

A Voyage to Arcturus

Autor David Lindsay
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Suntem de părere că A Voyage to Arcturus reprezintă un punct de cotitură în literatura de gen, fiind o lucrare care subversează convențiile clasice ale science-fiction-ului pentru a se aventura în teritoriul pur al alegoriei filozofice. Deși pornește ca o expediție interstelară spre planeta Tormance, sub influența stelelor Branchspell și Alppain, narațiunea abandonnează rapid rigoarea tehnologică în favoarea unei explorări suprarealiste. Subliniem unicitatea sistemului său de construcție a lumii: pe Tormance, fiecare peisaj corespunde unei stări de spirit, iar protagonistul Maskull dezvoltă noi organe de simț — cum ar fi tentacule sau ochi suplimentari — pentru a percepe realitățile etice și metafizice ale fiecărei regiuni. Credem că această fuziune între biologie și ontologie oferă o experiență de lectură viscerală, unde ideile nu sunt doar discutate, ci trăite fizic. Ca și The Hair Carpet Weavers, explorează teme ale determinismului și ale sensului existenței, dar dintr-o perspectivă mult mai abstractă și gnostică, unde universul însuși este pus sub semnul întrebării. Față de scrierile sale mai convenționale, precum intriga istorică din The Adventures of Monsieur de Mailly, David Lindsay atinge aici o profunzime metafizică ce l-a făcut pe J.R.R. Tolkien să citească volumul cu aviditate. Este un roman care nu se mulțumește să descrie alte lumi, ci încearcă să descifreze arhitectura invizibilă a binelui și răului prin intermediul unei călătorii transformatoare.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781541287617
ISBN-10: 1541287614
Pagini: 398
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte cititorilor care caută mai mult decât o aventură spațială. Este o operă fundamentală pentru înțelegerea evoluției genului fantasy și science fiction, oferind un sistem magic bazat pe percepție senzorială și filozofie gnostică. Veți câștiga o perspectivă unică asupra modului în care viziunea asupra lumii modelează realitatea fizică, totul într-un stil care a modelat imaginația unor giganți precum C.S. Lewis.

Despre autor

David Lindsay (1876–1945) a fost un scriitor scoțian a cărui operă a sfidat clasificările literare ale epocii sale. Deși a început să scrie relativ târziu, după o carieră în afaceri, a reușit să creeze în A Voyage to Arcturus o lucrare considerată astăzi o capodoperă a suprarealismului metafizic. Stilul său este caracterizat printr-o imaginație debordantă și o preocupare constantă pentru natura realității, teme care apar și în alte lucrări precum The Haunted Woman. Deși nu a cunoscut succesul comercial în timpul vieții, influența sa asupra literaturii fantastice moderne rămâne incontestabilă.

Descriere scurtă

The two strangers remained standing by the door, which was closed quietly behind them. They seemed to be waiting for the mild sensation caused by their appearance to subside before advancing into the room. Maskull was a kind of giant, but of broader and more robust physique than most giants. He wore a full beard. His features were thick and heavy, coarsely modelled, like those of a wooden carving; but his eyes, small and black, sparkled with the fires of intelligence and audacity. His hair was short, black, and bristling. Night-spore was of middle height, but so tough-looking that he appeared to be trained out of all human frailties and susceptibilities. His hairless face seemed consumed by an intense spiritual hunger, and his eyes were wild and distant. Both men were dressed in tweeds. Before any words were spoken, a loud and terrible crash of falling masonry caused the assembled party to start up from their chairs in consternation. It sounded as if the entire upper part of the building had collapsed. Faull sprang to the door, and called to the servant to say what was happening. The man had to be questioned twice before he gathered what was required of him. He said he had heard nothing. In obedience to his master's order, he went upstairs. Nothing, however, was amiss there, neither had the maids heard anything. In the meantime Backhouse, who almost alone of those assembled had preserved his sangfroid, went straight up to Nightspore, who stood gnawing his nails. "Perhaps you can explain it, sir?" "It was supernatural," said Nightspore, in a harsh, muffled voice, turning away from his questioner. "I guessed so. It is a familiar phenomenon, but I have never heard it so loud.."

Notă biografică

Though he is today regarded as a profoundly influential author of sci-fi and visionary fiction, British novelist David Lindsay struggled to publish during his life. A Voyage to Arcturus, his first novel, didn't see print until he was in his mid-40's, and his career as a writer saw very little critical or commercial success. He died in 1945, leaving behind several more manuscripts, which remained unpublished after numerous rejections, and an unfinished novel. A year after his death, Arcturus was republished. Bolstered now by praise from authors and critics including C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, the popularity of Arcturus spurred a republications of Lindsay's other titles and the publication of his previously unpublished works, including his unfinished final novel The Witch. Experimental in both form and content, Lindsay's novels may not have found their readership while he was alive, but today, they are recognized and praised for their singular vision, deep impact on multiple genres, and unique blend of fantasy, philosophy, and science-fiction.
Jim Woodring is an acclaimed, cartoonist and author of the wordless metaphysical Frank series. The winner of multiple Harvey and Inkpot awards, he has created thousands of standalone drawings and paintings, including a suite of enormous ink drawings made with Nibbus Maximus, a functioning six-foot dip pen he designed and built. His large, painstakingly-rendered charcoal drawings of bizarre tableaus are in collections all over the world. He also makes machines that address his perceptual difficulties, such as the sinister Looty and the nerve-shredding Foot Grinder. As of this writing he is just finishing up his 400-page Frank magnum opus One Beautiful Spring Day, due out in 2022. He lives in Washington State with his wife.

Recenzii

The book I think is most underrated: David Lindsey, A Voyage To Arcturus.
That shattering, intolerable, and irresistible work
Lindsay's engrossing book, a mixture of metaphysics and surreal dream-quest, stands as one of the great originals.