Presents a collection of critical essays on the works of George Orwell.
A collection of critical essays on Orwell and his works. Includes a chronology of events in the author's life.
"George Orwell has had a profound influence on modern politics and culture. He is regularly invoked as an authority by journalists, commentators and politicians, and his works speak with increasing relevance to our polarised and media-saturated society. Stephen Ingle explores Or…
The road ahead -- The making of an outsider -- The abyss -- Taking sides -- The world set free -- Two plus two -- The heart of the matter -- George Orwel l: a timeline. "George Orwell has had a profound influence on modern politics and culture. This book explores his life, his …
George Orwell has had a profound influence on modern politics and culture. He is regularly invoked as an authority by journalists, commentators and politicians, and his works speak with increasing relevance to our polarised and media-saturated society. Stephen Ingle explores Orw…
"George Orwell has had a profound influence on modern politics and culture. This book explores his life, his beliefs and why he is increasingly relevant in an era of radical right populism and fake news"--
"George Orwell has had a profound influence on modern politics and culture. This book explores his life, his beliefs and why he is increasingly relevant in an era of radical right populism and fake news"--
George Orwell is one of the world's most famous writers and social commentators. Through his writing he exposed the unjust sufferings of the poor and unemployed, warned against totalitarianism and defended freedom of speech. This selection, from both his novels and non-fiction, …
"Over the course of his career, George Orwell wrote about many things, but no matter what he wrote the goal was to get at the fundamental truths of the world. He had no place for dissemblers, liars, conmen, or frauds, and he made his feelings well-known. In Orwell on Truth, exce…
Over the course of his career, George Orwell wrote about many things, but no matter what he wrote the goal was to get at the fundamental truths of the world. He had no place for dissemblers, liars, conmen, or frauds, and he made his feelings well-known. In Orwell on Truth, excer…
"Over the course of his career, George Orwell wrote about many things, but no matter what he wrote the goal was to get at the fundamental truths of the world. He had no place for dissemblers, liars, conmen, or frauds, and he made his feelings well-known. In Orwell on Truth, exce…
"Drawing on the full range of Orwell's public and private writing, Michael Brennan reassesses Orwell's lifelong engagement with religion in his life and work."--
"Drawing on the full range of Orwell's public and private writing, Michael Brennan reassesses Orwell's lifelong engagement with religion in his life and work."
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- 1. Childhood, Down and Out in Paris and London and Burmese Days -- 2. A Clergyman's Daughter, Keep the Aspidistra Flying and The Road to Wigan Pier -- 3. The Spanish Civil War, Coming Up for Air and the Outbreak of World War II…