Kimber, G. (2015) Katherine Mansfield and Aldous Huxley: a blighted friendship. Paper presented to: Katherine Mansfield and the 'Blooms Berries', Newberry Library, Chicago, USA, 28-30 May 2015. (Unpublished)
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Abstract:
The relationship between Mansfield’s husband John Middleton Murry and Huxley is well documented. David Goldie notes that ‘Murry began the post-war period with the critical world at his feet but ended it as something of a doormat’, exemplified by Huxley’s lampooning of Murry as the hypocritical character of Burlap in Point Counter Point (1928). However, the connection between Mansfield and Huxley has always remained rather a footnote to the relationship between the two men. This paper seeks to redress such an imbalance. Huxley’s initial acquaintance with Mansfield led to dinners and private visits recorded by both parties, and to the fictionalising of each other in their creative writing. What emerges is a difficult relationship, blighted almost from the start by the friendships – and enmities – of those around them.
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Kimber, G.
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Date:
30 May 2015
Date Type:
Presentation
Event Title:
Katherine Mansfield and the 'Blooms Berries'
Event Dates:
28-30 May 2015
Event Location:
Newberry Library, Chicago, USA
Event Type:
Conference
Language:
English
Status:
Unpublished
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