Orwell and Marxism
the political and cultural thinking of George Orwell
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Author
Publication
2009 - Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
63,250 words, Guess
Page Count
253 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL25549947M
- ISBN-139781845118075
- ISBN-101845118073
- OCLC Control Number232980992
- OCLC Control Number472100512
Classifications
- DDC828.91209
- LCCPR6029.R8 Z58925 2009
Alternate Titles
- Orwell & Marxism
Description
"Whether as a fighter in the Spanish Civil War, an advocate of patriotic Socialism or a left-wing opponent of the Soviet Union, George Orwell was the ultimate outsider in politics - insecure, scornful of orthodoxies, cussedly independent.Best known today as the author of "Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four", Orwell also wrote seven other full-length books and a vast number of essays, articles and reviews. A pioneering cultural critic, he addressed a range of important issues including art, literature, "Englishness", mass communication and the spectre of totalitarianism. Famously describing his own background as "lower-upper-middle class", Orwell had a complex relationship with Marxism and all his work reflects the influence of British communism.Through close analysis of Orwell's writings as well as his historical and literary context, Philip Bounds has produced an important study of one of the iconic writers of the 20th century. "Orwell and Marxism" offers a thorough introduction to Orwell the intellectual, reviving his reputation as a serious cultural thinker and documenting his most important influences, as well as a convincing portrait of British Marxism and society in the 1930s and 40s."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Subjects
Series Statement
- International library of cultural studies -- 4
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