George Orwell the Essayist

George Orwell the Essayist
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9781441128232
ISBN-13 : 1441128239
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Book Synopsis George Orwell the Essayist by : Peter Marks

Download or read book George Orwell the Essayist written by Peter Marks and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Orwell is acclaimed as one of English literature's great essayists. Yet, while many are considered classics, as a body of work his essays have been neglected. Peter Marks provides the first sustained study of Orwell the essayist, giving these compelling pieces the critical attention they merit. Orwell employed the essay as a tool to entertain, illuminate and provoke readers across an array of topics. Marks situates the essays in their original contexts, exploring how journals influenced the type of essay Orwell wrote. Acknowledging this periodical culture helps explain the tactics Orwell employed, the topics he chose and the audiences he addressed. Orwell's first and last published works were essays, providing evidence of the development of his cultural and political views over two decades. Essays helped him fashion his distinctive literary 'voice' and Mark traces how their afterlife contributes to Orwell's posthumous reputation. Arguing the essays are central to Orwell's enduring literary, political and cultural value, Marks shows how we understand the complexities, subtleties, and contradictions of Orwell better when we understand his essays.


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