{"product_id":"the-cambridge-introduction-to-george-orwell-hardback-9780521769235","title":"The Cambridge Introduction to George Orwell (Hardback) 9780521769235","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Introduction to George Orwell\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn introductory guide to the life, work and legacy of George Orwell - one of the most influential literary twentieth-century figures.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Rodden (Author), John Rossi (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521769235, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 June 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e148 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1 cm, 0.37 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eArguably the most influential political writer of the twentieth century, George Orwell remains a crucial voice for our times. Known world-wide for his two best-selling masterpieces Nineteen Eighty-Four, a gripping portrait of a dystopian future, and Animal Farm, a brilliant satire on the Russian Revolution, Orwell has been revered as an essayist, journalist and literary-political intellectual, and his works have exerted a powerful international impact on the post-World War Two era. This Introduction examines Orwell's life, work and legacy, addressing his towering achievement and his ongoing appeal. Combining important biographical detail with close analysis of his writings, the book considers the various genres in which Orwell wrote: the realistic novel, the essay, journalism and the anti-utopia. Ideally suited for readers approaching Orwell's work for the first time, the book concludes with an extended reflection on why George Orwell has enjoyed a literary afterlife unprecedented among modern authors in any language.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Life and Context: 1. Background and school days\u003cbr\u003e 2. Burma and the wasted years\u003cbr\u003e 3. The struggle to become a writer\u003cbr\u003e 4. Orwell's breakthrough\u003cbr\u003e 5. Spain and Orwell's political education\u003cbr\u003e 6. Orwell's war\u003cbr\u003e 7. Last years\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Works: 8. Burmese Days\u003cbr\u003e 9. A Clergyman's Daughter\u003cbr\u003e 10. Keep the Aspidistra Flying\u003cbr\u003e 11. Coming Up for Air\u003cbr\u003e 12. Down and Out in Paris and London\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Road to Wigan Pier\u003cbr\u003e 14. Homage to Catalonia\u003cbr\u003e 15. Orwell, the essayist\u003cbr\u003e 16. A Hanging and Shooting an Elephant\u003cbr\u003e 17. Inside the Whale\u003cbr\u003e 18. Critical Essays\u003cbr\u003e 19. Animal Farm\u003cbr\u003e 20. Nineteen Eighty-Four\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Critical Reception: 21. Starting out in the 1930s\u003cbr\u003e 22. Critical controversy and popular success\u003cbr\u003e 23. Posthumous fame\u003cbr\u003e 24. 'Countdown' to 1-9-8-4\u003cbr\u003e 25. Orwell in the twenty-first century\u003cbr\u003e 26. An afterlife nonpareil\u003cbr\u003e 27. 'If Orwell were alive today'\u003cbr\u003e 28. A reputation evergreen\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20fiction,%20novelists%20\u0026amp;%20prose%20writers%20%5BDSK%5D%22\"\u003eDSK\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20theory%20%5BDSA%5D%22\"\u003eDSA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265053806872,"sku":"9780521769235","price":79.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521769235i.jpg?v=1692019109","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-introduction-to-george-orwell-hardback-9780521769235","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}