Description
| Product ID: | 9780367344795 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Radical History and Politics |
| Title: | Orwell Reconsidered |
| Authors: | Author: Stephen Ingle |
| Page Count: | 142 |
| Subjects: | Biography: general, Biography: general, Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, European history, History, Politics and government, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, European history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Politics & government, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Modern period, c 1500 onwards, 20th century |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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 Orwell’s character, his life and his beliefs by guiding the reader through the main events, private and public, that shaped his life and major works. This includes his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War as well as the writing of classics like Animal Farm and 1984. The book also reconsiders Orwell’s legacy and contextualises his contemporary resonance. Orwell, it is argued, is more concerned with morality than ideology. This book will be of significant interest to students and other readers interested in Orwell’s life as well as his profound contribution to the history of social and political thought and English literature. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-10-28 |
