<영어로 읽는 고전 _ 올더스 헉슬리의 림보>
Aldous Huxley가 1920년에 출간한 소설인 "림보"는 정체성, 환멸, 의미 탐색이라는 주제를 탐구하는 반자전적 소설이다. 이 이야기는 미술을 공부하기 위해 이탈리아로 여행을 떠나는 데니스 스톤이라는 젊은 영국인의 이야기를 담고 있다. 지중해 연안을 배경으로 한 이 소설은 데니스가 사랑, 우정, 예술적 표현의 복잡성을 헤쳐나가는 경험을 다르고 있다.
소설 전반에 걸쳐 데니스는 소외감과 세상에서 표류하는 느낌과 씨름한다. 따라서 제목은 "림보"로, 중간 또는 불확실성의 상태를 암시하기도 한다. 헉슬리는 유럽에 살았던 청년으로서의 자신의 경험을 바탕으로 당시의 분위기와 분위기를 포착하는 풍부한 질감의 내러티브를 만들어냈다.
'림보'는 성찰적인 어조와 서정적인 산문, 전통과 현대, 신앙과 이성, 개인과 사회 사이의 긴장을 탐구하는 작품으로 주목받고 있다.


"Limbo," a novel published in 1920 by Aldous Huxley, is a semi-autobiographical novel that explores themes of identity, disillusionment, and the search for meaning. The story tells the story of a young Englishman named Dennis Stone who travels to Italy to study art. Set on the Mediterranean coast, the novel explores Denise's experiences navigating the complexities of love, friendship, and artistic expression.
Throughout the novel, Dennis struggles with feelings of alienation and adrift in the world. Therefore, the title "Limbo" also suggests a state of in-betweenness or uncertainty. Drawing on his own experiences as a young man living in Europe, Huxley created a richly textured narrative that captured the mood and atmosphere of the time.
'Limbo' is attracting attention for its introspective tone, lyrical prose, and work that explores the tension between tradition and modernity, faith and reason, and the individual and society.

Summary
THE most sumptuous present that Millicent received on her seventh birthday was a doll’s house. “With love to darling little Mill from Aunty Loo.” Aunt Loo was immensely rich, and the doll’s house was almost as grandiose and massive as herself.
It was divided into four rooms, each papered in a different colour and each furnished as was fitting. beds and washstands and wardrobes in the upstair rooms, arm-chairs and artificial plants below. “Replete with every modern convenience; sumptuous appointments.”

Contents
FARCICAL HISTORY OF RICHARD GREENOW
HAPPILY EVER AFTER
EUPOMPUS GAVE SPLENDOUR TO ART BY NUMBERS
HAPPY FAMILIES
CYNTHIA
THE BOOKSHOP
THE DEATH OF LULLY