基本信息·出版社：Cambridge University Press ·页码：238 页 ·出版日期：2007年07月 ·ISBN：0521675073 ·条形码：9780521675079 ·装帧：平装 ·丛 ...
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基本信息·出版社：Cambridge University Press
·页码：238 页
·出版日期：2007年07月
·ISBN：0521675073
·条形码：9780521675079
·装帧：平装
·丛书名：Cambridge Companions to Literature
·外文书名：剑桥文学指南: 乔治·奥威尔
内容简介 George Orwell is regarded as the greatest political writer in English of the twentieth century. Chapters in this Companion address his positions on war and pacifism, patriotism, his anti-Communism and his status in the literary academy, among other topics. A detailed chronology of Orwell’s life and work is also included.
作者简介 John Rodden is Adjunct Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
编辑推荐 Review 'This is a genuine companion. The essays are sharp and to the point; never outstay their welcome; and, unlike so much academic writing which seems to be more concerned to address a narrow field of fellow academics, is completely free of jargon. Orwell would have been delighted.' Peter Davison, The Orwell Forum '...the broad readership that his title will appeal to is well served by this accessible book that would be a welcome addition to both public and academic library collections.' Languages and Literature ' ... there are some interesting things in this volume. There is good introductory essays by John Rossi and Jon Rodden ...' The Review of English Studies
Review 'This is a genuine companion. The essays are sharp and to the point; never outstay their welcome; and, unlike so much academic writing which seems to be more concerned to address a narrow field of fellow academics, is completely free of jargon. Orwell would have been delighted.' Peter Davison, The Orwell Forum
'…the broad readership that his title will appeal to is well served by this accessible book that would be a welcome addition to both public and academic library collections.' Languages and Literature
' … there are some interesting things in this volume. There is good introductory essays by John Rossi and Jon Rodden …' The Review of English Studies
Product Description George Orwell is regarded as the greatest political writer in English of the twentieth century. The massive critical literature on Orwell has not only become extremely specialized, and therefore somewhat inaccessible to the nonscholar, but it has also attributed to and even created misconceptions about the man, the writer and his literary legacy. For these reasons, an overview of Orwell’s writing and influence is an indispensable resource. Accordingly, this Companion serves as both an introduction to Orwell’s work and furnishes numerous innovative interpretations and fresh critical perspectives on it. Throughout the Companion, which includes chapters dedicated to two of Orwell’s major novels, Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm, Orwell’s work is placed within the context of the political and social climate of the time. His response to the Depression, British imperialism, Stalinism, World War II, and the politics of the British Left are also examined.
