
Orwell in Context
Communities, Myths, Values
B. Clarke(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
IX, 225 pages
978-1-349-35535-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
'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 and persuasive readings of Orwell's work in its social and historical context. As such, Orwell in Context not only deserves a splace in every research library but also on the shelves of every admirer of Orwell's work.' - Christine Berberich, Modernism/Modernity
More details
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
IX, 225 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
304 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-35535-8 (9781349355358)
DOI
10.1057/9780230591127
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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Book
07/2007
Palgrave Macmillan
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Person
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.
Content
Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Class Gender Theories of Nationalism Englishness Totalitarianism Conclusion Bibliography Index