On nineteen eighty-four: a biography
"Since its publication nearly 70 years ago, George Orwell's 1984 has been regarded as one of the most influential novels of the modern age. Politicians have testified to its influence on their intellectual identities, rock musicians have made records about it, TV viewers watch a reality sh...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Since its publication nearly 70 years ago, George Orwell's 1984 has been regarded as one of the most influential novels of the modern age. Politicians have testified to its influence on their intellectual identities, rock musicians have made records about it, TV viewers watch a reality show named for it, and a White House spokesperson tells of 'alternative facts.' The world we live in is often described as an Orwellian one, awash in inescapable surveillance and invasions of privacy. On 1984 dives deep into Orwell's life to chart his earlier writings and key moments in his youth, such as his years at a boarding school, whose strict and charismatic headmaster shaped the idea of Big Brother. Taylor tells the story of the writing of the book, taking readers to the Scottish island of Jura, where Orwell, newly famous thanks to Animal Farm but coping with personal tragedy and rapidly declining health, struggled to finish 1984. Published during the cold war -- a term Orwell coined -- Taylor elucidates the environmental influences on the book. Then he examines 1984's post-publication life, including its role as a tool to understand our language, politics, and government. In a current climate where truth, surveillance, censorship, and critical thinking are contentious, Orwell's work is necessary" -- |
| Beschreibung: | Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke |
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CONTENTS A NOTE ON MONETARY VALUES x PART I Before (1903-1943) xiii 1. THE TERRORS OF POWER 1 2. LIFE INTO ART 9 3. INFLUENCE AND INSPIRATION 28 PART II During (1943-1949) 49 4. FITS AND STARTS 51 5. JURA DAYS 66 6. THE LAST MAN IN EUROPE 98 PART III After (1949 ad infinitum) 115 7. COLD WAR WARRIORS 117 8. NEARING THE SELL-BY DATE 145 9. THE POST-TRUTH WORLD 158 Appendix: The manuscript of Nineteen Eighty-Four 169 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 171 NOTES AND FURTHER READING 173 CHRONOLOGY 181 INDEX 189
ince its publication seventy years ago, Nineteen Eighty-Four has been widely hailed as one of the most significant—and chilling—books of the modern age. This dystopian novel has influenced everyone from politicians to musicians, and its language has seeped into our culture. People watch a television program called Big Brother. A White House spokesperson talks of “alternative facts." The world we live in is often described as an Orwellian one, awash in inescapable ! and invasions of privacy. In On Nineteen Eighty-Four, awar Orwell biographer and literary critic D.J.1 unearths the novel’s origins, maps its i and explores its lasting impact. Taylor« into Orwell’s formative years to show how i moments helped to frame Nineteen Eiį distinctive authoritarian landscape, і incidents and fixations of his early lifet to shape the idea of Big Brother, and the ί Civil War, which increasingly politicized 1 and made him wary of the totalitarianism I terrifyingly portrayed. Taylor tracks the act of creation it Orwell to the Scottish island of Jura, where, with personal tragedy and rapidly« struggled to finish writing the book. It was 1 of the Cold War—a term Orwell himself r Taylor then elucidates the environment in « novel was published. And he examines its і including its impact on language and its r tool to understand our politics. In our current climate where truth, ։ censorship, and critical thinking are c Orwell’s work is necessary. Written with i and reflective analysis, On Nineteen l brilliant and remarkably timely. S |
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| contents | Before (1903-1943). The terrors of power ; Life into art ; Influence and inspiration -- During (1943-1949). Fits and starts ; Jura days ; The last man in Europe -- After (1949 ad infinitum). Cold War warriors ; Nearing the sell-by date ; The post-truth world -- Appendix: The manuscript of Nineteen eighty-four |
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