George Orwell - Animal Farm/Nineteen Eighty-Four by Daniel Lea

George Orwell - Animal Farm/Nineteen Eighty-Four by Daniel Lea

George Orwell is a writer who has been appropriated by very different political regimes and opinions, pressed into service as his various critics have seen fit. Though a polemicist and satirist at heart, his anti-totalitarian ideals are expounded with deft story-telling and a simplicity that belies the ultimately complex debates to which he gave voice. The changing responses to his two classic novels, Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-four (1949), provide an illuminating account of the developing preoccupations of the second half of the 20th century. In this Readers' Guide, Daniel Lea takes a decisive path through the maze of interpretations that has accumulated around Orwell's best-known novels, examining critical reactions from the beginning of the Cold War through to the collapse of Communist Eastern Europe, and at the same time placing Orwell within a long tradition of dystopian writings. In exploringthe artistic, cultural and social contexts of Orwell's work, it is an essential resource for students and general readers alike.

'I continue to find the Readers' Guides indispensable for teaching - they really give students a sense of criticsm having a history' - Professor Rachel Bowlby, University of York 'The series looks really excellent - attractively produced, user friendly; and outstanding value for money' - Ronald Knowles, Reader, University of Reading

DANIEL LEA is a lecturer in the Department of English Literature and Cultural History at Liverpool John Moores University.

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ISBN 13	9781840462548
ISBN 10	184046254X
Title	George Orwell - Animal Farm/Nineteen Eighty-Four
Author	Daniel Lea
Series	Readers' Guides To Essential Criticism
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Year published	2001-07-09
Number of pages	224
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