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Orwell in Context: Communities, Myths, Values
Ben Clarke
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Description for Orwell in Context: Communities, Myths, Values
Hardcover. This bold new reading of Orwell's work focuses upon his representation of communities and the myths that shape them. It analyzes his interpretations of class, gender and nationality within the context of the period. The book uses a range of texts to argue that Orwell attempted to integrate 'traditional' communal identities with socialist politics. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
This bold new reading of Orwell's work focuses upon his representation of communities and the myths that shape them. It analyzes his interpretations of class, gender and nationality within the context of the period. The book uses a range of texts to argue that Orwell attempted to integrate 'traditional' communal identities with socialist politics.
This bold new reading of Orwell's work focuses upon his representation of communities and the myths that shape them. It analyzes his interpretations of class, gender and nationality within the context of the period. The book uses a range of texts to argue that Orwell attempted to integrate 'traditional' communal identities with socialist politics.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
225
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230517691
SKU
V9780230517691
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Ref
99-15
About Ben Clarke
BEN CLARKE has taught at Leader University, Taiwan and the University of Derby, UK. He has written on Orwell, utopian writing, and Taiwan, and is currently working on a literary history of the Nineteen-Thirties.
Reviews for Orwell in Context: Communities, Myths, Values
'Orwell in Context is a must for every researcher, critic and aficionado of Orwell's work. It provides not only a stimulating and sometimes controversial close-reading of Orwell's fictional and journalistic work but also an insightful social history of Britain in the 1930s and 1940s.' - Kritikon Litterarum 'Ben Clarke's lucid and diligently researched Orwell in Context...provides challenging ... Read more