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George Orwell the Essayist: Literature, Politics and the Periodical Culture
Dr Peter Marks
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Description for George Orwell the Essayist: Literature, Politics and the Periodical Culture
Paperback. Provides an insight into the original context, qualities and influence of George Orwell's essays. This title presents the examination of his genius as an essayist. It unravels the variety, complexity and, occasional inconsistency, of essays. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
This title provides an insight into the original context, qualities and influence of George Orwell's essays and provides the first extended examination of his genius as an essayist. George Orwell ranked his essays among his greatest literary achievements. In modern English literature they are praised as the finest accomplishments of the form. More than half a century after his death, Peter Marks gives them the scholarly attention they merit. We gain a better understanding of Orwell by properly understanding his essays. Mark's sophisticated account of the essay form explains why its flexible properties are the ideal tool for Orwell's critical ... Read more
This title provides an insight into the original context, qualities and influence of George Orwell's essays and provides the first extended examination of his genius as an essayist. George Orwell ranked his essays among his greatest literary achievements. In modern English literature they are praised as the finest accomplishments of the form. More than half a century after his death, Peter Marks gives them the scholarly attention they merit. We gain a better understanding of Orwell by properly understanding his essays. Mark's sophisticated account of the essay form explains why its flexible properties are the ideal tool for Orwell's critical ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781441125842
SKU
V9781441125842
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About Dr Peter Marks
Peter Marks is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Sydney, Australia. He wrote British Filmmakers: Terry Gilliam (Manchester University Press, 2009), co-edited Literature and the Contemporary (Longmans, 1999) and has written articles and chapters on such topics as George Orwell, the essay, 1930s British and American literature, periodicals, surveillance, and film adaptation.
Reviews for George Orwell the Essayist: Literature, Politics and the Periodical Culture
This is the definitive, detailed narrative analysis of Orwell the essayist we have been waiting for. Peter Marks's book is a fine, original addition to Orwell criticism, a work of genuine scholarship and integrity, true to the spirit of Orwell's own writing.
Professor Gillian Fenwick, Trinity College, University of Toronto, Canada In an age dominated by ... Read more
Professor Gillian Fenwick, Trinity College, University of Toronto, Canada In an age dominated by ... Read more