| George Orwell: A Literary Companion Contributor(s): Connelly, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1476666776 ISBN-13: 9781476666778 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $49.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Reference |
| Dewey: 828.912 |
| LCCN: 2018041808 |
| Series: McFarland Literary Companion |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" (0.8 lbs) 210 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: George Orwell (1903-1950) is one of the most influential authors in the English language. His landmark novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) have been translated into many foreign languages and inspired numerous stage and film adaptations. His well-known essays A Hanging and Shooting an Elephant are widely anthologized and often taught in college composition classes. The writer is credited with inventing the terms Big Brother, thought crime, unperson and double think. His name itself has become an adjective--Orwellian. Seventy years after its publication, Nineteen Eighty-Four remains very popular, its sales surging in an era of enhanced surveillance and media manipulation. This literary companion provides an extensive chronology and more than 175 entries about both his literary works and personal life. Also included are discussion questions and research topics, notable quotations by Orwell and an extensive bibliography of related sources. |