<영어로 읽는 고전 _ 올더스 헉슬리의 청춘의 패배와 시들>
"청춘의 패배, 그리고 다른 시들"은 1918년에 처음 출판된 올더스 헉슬리(Aldous Huxley)의 시집이다. 이 모음집에는 헉슬리의 초기 문학 스타일과 주제적 관심을 반영하는 다양한 시가 포함되어 있다.
"청춘의 패배"의 시는 사랑, 전쟁, 죽음, 혼란과 불확실성으로 얼룩진 세상에서의 의미 탐색 등 다양한 주제를 탐구하고 있다. 헉슬리의 시는 서정적인 언어, 생생한 이미지, 철학적 깊이가 특징이다.
이 컬렉션에서 눈에 띄는 시 중 하나는 제1차 세계 대전 중 성인 세대가 겪은 환멸과 순수의 상실을 반영하는 제목의 시 "청춘의 패배"다. 다른 주목할만한 시로는 "두 개의 빨대", “귀신이 정죄한 삶”, “죽은 자의 노래”가 있다.


"The Defeat of Youth, and Other Poems" is a collection of poems by Aldous Huxley first published in 1918. This collection contains a variety of poems that reflect Huxley's early literary style and thematic concerns.
The poem "The Defeat of Youth" explores a variety of themes, including love, war, death, and the search for meaning in a world marred by confusion and uncertainty. Huxley's poetry is characterized by lyrical language, vivid images, and philosophical depth.
One of the poems that stands out in this collection is "The Defeat of Youth," a poem whose title reflects the disillusionment and loss of innocence experienced by the adult generation during World War I. Other notable poems include “Two Straws,” “A Life Condemned by the Ghost,” and “Song of the Dead.”

Summary
THE DEFEAT OF YOUTH
I. UNDER THE TREES.
There had been phantoms, pale-remembered shapes
Of this and this occasion, sisterly
In their resemblances, each effigy
Crowned with the same bright hair above the nape's
White rounded firmness, and each body alert
With such swift loveliness, that very rest
Seemed a poised movement: ... phantoms that impressed
But a faint influence and could bless or hurt
No more than dreams. And these ghost things were she;
For formless still, without identity,

Contents
The Defeat of Youth
Song of Poplars
The Reef
Winter Dream
The Flowers
The Elms
Out of the Window
Inspiration
Summer Stillness
Anniversaries
Italy
The Alien
A Little Memory
Waking
By the Fire
Valedictory
Love Song
Private Property
Revelation
Minoan Porcelain
The Decameron
In Uncertainty to a Lady
Crapulous Impression
The Life Theoretic
Complaint of a Poet Manque
Social Amenities
Topiary
On the Bus
Points and Lines
Panic
Return from Business
Stanzas
Poem
Scenes of the Mind
L'Apres-Midi D'un Faune
The Louse-Hunters