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ERIC Number: EJ373855
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Dartington: A Principal Source of Inspiration behind Aldous Huxley's "Island".
Parsons, David
Journal of General Education, v39 n1 p10-25 1987
Describes Dartington Hall School in Devon, England, which between the 1920s and 1970s implemented an educational system combining traditional Hindu religious philosophy and ideals of living and Western scientific knowledge and work experience. Considers ways Dartington educationally and socially resembled Aldous Huxley's utopia in "Island." (AYC)
Descriptors: Educational History, English Literature, Foreign Countries, Literary Criticism, Nontraditional Education, Social Environment, Twentieth Century Literature
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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