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- Cambridge Companions to Literature
书名: The Cambridge Companion to George Orwell (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
作者: John Rodden (Editor)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (July 16, 2007)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521858429
ISBN-13: 978-0521858427
Book 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 2007 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.
Review
"This excellent collection of essays by fifteen Anglo-American scholars, edited by the distinguished Orwell scholar, John Rodden...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, Orwell Forum, www.finlay-publisher.com
About the Author
John Rodden is Adjunct Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
