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Defeat of Youth and Other Poems

Though later known for his essays and novels, Aldous Huxley started his writing career as a poet. Published in 1918, The Defeat of Youth and Other Poems is his third compilation of poetry.

The volume begins with "The Defeat of Youth", a sequence of twenty-two sonnets that explores irreconcilability of the ideal and the disappointing reality. Jerome Meckier called it “the century’s most successful sonnet sequence, better than Auden’s or Edna St. Vincent Millay’s.” In the rest of the volume, Huxley continues to explore themes started in The Burning Wheel, his first volume of poetry, including vision, blindness, and other contrasts.

The volume concludes with two English translations by Huxley of two French poems: Stéphane Mallarmé’s 1876 poem “L’Après-midi d’un faune" and Arthur Rimbaud’s (1871) poem “Les Chercheuses de poux,” translated as “The Louse Hunters.” Summary by Mary Kay.

Year of Publication: 1918Genres: Single author

Running Time: 01 hour 23 minutes 18 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	The Defeat of Youth: Under the Trees Arthur Krolman	5:10
2	The Defeat of Youth: In the Hay-Loft Arthur Krolman	2:15
3	The Defeat of Youth: Mountains Arthur Krolman	2:16
4	The Defeat of Youth: In the Little Room Arthur Krolman	6:54
5	The Defeat of Youth: In the Park Arthur Krolman	3:08
6	The Defeat of Youth: Self Torment Arthur Krolman	2:11
7	The Defeat of Youth: The Quarry in the Wood bundy98	1:20
8	Song of Poplars Arthur Krolman	2:07
9	The Reef Renkotsu	3:42
10	Winter Dream Arthur Krolman	1:53
11	The Flowers Arthur Krolman	1:06
12	The Elms Arthur Krolman	1:14
13	Out of the Window bundy98	1:50
14	Inspiration bundy98	0:53
15	Summer Stillness Arthur Krolman	0:48
16	Anniversaries Renkotsu	2:50
17	Italy Arthur Krolman	2:15
18	The Alien Arthur Krolman	0:49
19	A Little Memory Arthur Krolman	0:55
20	Waking Renkotsu	2:13
21	By the Fire Larry Wilson	2:11
22	Valedictory Arthur Krolman	2:40
23	Love Song Arthur Krolman	1:38
24	Private Property bundy98	1:11
25	Revelation bundy98	1:01
26	Minoan Porcelain Arthur Krolman	0:56
27	The Decameron Arthur Krolman	1:22
28	In Uncertainty to a Lady bundy98	0:44
29	Crapulous Impression Arthur Krolman	1:59
30	The Life Theoretic bundy98	1:05
31	Complaint of a Poet Manqué Arthur Krolman	1:26
32	Social Amenities Arthur Krolman	0:54
33	Topiary Arthur Krolman	1:09
34	On the Bus Arthur Krolman	0:58
35	Points and Lines Arthur Krolman	0:54
36	Panic Arthur Krolman	0:52
37	Return from Business Arthur Krolman	0:38
38	Stanzas Arthur Krolman	1:57
39	Poem Larry Wilson	1:50
40	Scenes of the Mind J. McDougall	2:54
41	L'Après-Midi D'un Faune Larry Wilson	7:09
42	The Louse-Hunters Arthur Krolman	2:01