Becoming George Orwell: life and letters, legend and legacy
The remarkable transformation of Orwell from journeyman writer to towering iconIs George Orwell the most influential writer who ever lived? Yes, according to John Rodden’s provocative book about the transformation of a man into a myth. Rodden does not argue that Orwell was the most distinguished man...
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| Zusammenfassung: | The remarkable transformation of Orwell from journeyman writer to towering iconIs George Orwell the most influential writer who ever lived? Yes, according to John Rodden’s provocative book about the transformation of a man into a myth. Rodden does not argue that Orwell was the most distinguished man of letters of the last century, nor even the leading novelist of his generation, let alone the greatest imaginative writer of English prose fiction. Yet his influence since his death at midcentury is incomparable. No writer has aroused so much controversy or contributed so many incessantly "ed words and phrases to our cultural lexicon, from "Big Brother" and "doublethink" to "thoughtcrime" and "Newspeak." Becoming George Orwell is a pathbreaking tour de force that charts the astonishing passage of a litterateur into a legend.Rodden presents the author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four in a new light, exploring how the man and writer Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair, came to be overshadowed by the spectral figure associated with nightmare visions of our possible futures.Rodden opens with a discussion of the life and letters, chronicling Orwell’s eccentricities and emotional struggles, followed by an assessment of his chief literary achievements. The second half of the book examines the legend and legacy of Orwell, whom Rodden calls "England’s Prose Laureate," addressing his influence on everything ranging from cyberwarfare to "fake news." The closing chapters address both Orwell’s enduring relevance to burning contemporary issues and the multiple ironies of his popular reputation, showing how he and his work have become confused with the very dreads and diseases that he fought against throughout his life |
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| physical | 1 Online Ressource (xiii, 360 Seiten) |
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| spelling | Rodden, John 1956- Verfasser (DE-588)138076014 aut Becoming George Orwell life and letters, legend and legacy John Rodden Princeton ; London Princeton University Press [2020] © 2020 1 Online Ressource (xiii, 360 Seiten) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier The remarkable transformation of Orwell from journeyman writer to towering iconIs George Orwell the most influential writer who ever lived? Yes, according to John Rodden’s provocative book about the transformation of a man into a myth. Rodden does not argue that Orwell was the most distinguished man of letters of the last century, nor even the leading novelist of his generation, let alone the greatest imaginative writer of English prose fiction. Yet his influence since his death at midcentury is incomparable. No writer has aroused so much controversy or contributed so many incessantly "ed words and phrases to our cultural lexicon, from "Big Brother" and "doublethink" to "thoughtcrime" and "Newspeak." Becoming George Orwell is a pathbreaking tour de force that charts the astonishing passage of a litterateur into a legend.Rodden presents the author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four in a new light, exploring how the man and writer Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair, came to be overshadowed by the spectral figure associated with nightmare visions of our possible futures.Rodden opens with a discussion of the life and letters, chronicling Orwell’s eccentricities and emotional struggles, followed by an assessment of his chief literary achievements. The second half of the book examines the legend and legacy of Orwell, whom Rodden calls "England’s Prose Laureate," addressing his influence on everything ranging from cyberwarfare to "fake news." The closing chapters address both Orwell’s enduring relevance to burning contemporary issues and the multiple ironies of his popular reputation, showing how he and his work have become confused with the very dreads and diseases that he fought against throughout his life Orwell, George 1903-1950 (DE-588)118590359 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte gnd rswk-swf 1Q84 2 + 2 = 5 A Hanging;Down and Out in Paris and London;Burmese Days;Road to Wigan Pier Airstrip One Aldous Huxley Big Brother Is Watching You Brave New World Eastasia Emmanuel Goldstein Eurasia Homage to Catalonia Ingsoc Keep the Aspidistra Flying Ministry of Truth Murakami Oceania Orwellian Room 101 Winston Smith authoritarianism doublespeak duckspeak dystopia dystopian novel oldspeak perpetual war propaganda surveillance state thought crime thought police BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary bisacsh Rezeption (DE-588)4049716-1 gnd rswk-swf (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Orwell, George 1903-1950 (DE-588)118590359 p Rezeption (DE-588)4049716-1 s Geschichte z DE-604 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 978-0-691-18274-2 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691190129 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Rodden, John 1956- Becoming George Orwell life and letters, legend and legacy Orwell, George 1903-1950 (DE-588)118590359 gnd 1Q84 2 + 2 = 5 A Hanging;Down and Out in Paris and London;Burmese Days;Road to Wigan Pier Airstrip One Aldous Huxley Big Brother Is Watching You Brave New World Eastasia Emmanuel Goldstein Eurasia Homage to Catalonia Ingsoc Keep the Aspidistra Flying Ministry of Truth Murakami Oceania Orwellian Room 101 Winston Smith authoritarianism doublespeak duckspeak dystopia dystopian novel oldspeak perpetual war propaganda surveillance state thought crime thought police BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary bisacsh Rezeption (DE-588)4049716-1 gnd |
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| topic | Orwell, George 1903-1950 (DE-588)118590359 gnd 1Q84 2 + 2 = 5 A Hanging;Down and Out in Paris and London;Burmese Days;Road to Wigan Pier Airstrip One Aldous Huxley Big Brother Is Watching You Brave New World Eastasia Emmanuel Goldstein Eurasia Homage to Catalonia Ingsoc Keep the Aspidistra Flying Ministry of Truth Murakami Oceania Orwellian Room 101 Winston Smith authoritarianism doublespeak duckspeak dystopia dystopian novel oldspeak perpetual war propaganda surveillance state thought crime thought police BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary bisacsh Rezeption (DE-588)4049716-1 gnd |
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