Selected Essays by George Orwell (English) Paperback Book

Description: Selected Essays by George Orwell, Stefan Collini Orwell was one of the most celebrated essayists in the English language, and there are quite a few of his essays which are probably better known than any of his other writings apart from Aminal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description It is not possible for any thinking person to live in such a society as our own without wanting to change it. George Orwell was one of the most celebrated essayists in the English language, and there are quite a few of his essays which are probably better known than any of his other writings apart from Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. Stefan Collini presents a collection ofOrwells longer, major essays as well as a selection of shorter pieces, arranged into three categories: Personal/Descriptive, Literary, and Political. Author Biography Stefan Collini is Professor of Intellectual History and English Literature. After degrees at Cambridge and Yale, he taught at the University of Sussex before moving to a post in the Faculty in 1986. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, a frequent contributor to The London Review of Books, The Times Literary Supplement, The Guardian, The Nation, and other periodicals, and an occasional broadcaster. Table of Contents IntroductionNote on the TextSelect BibliographyA Chronology of George OrwellSelected EssaysShooting an elephant (1936)Inside the whale (1940)Charles Dickens (1940)Boys weeklies (1940)The art of Donald McGill (1941)Wells, Hitler and the world state (1941)Rudyard Kipling (1942)Raffles and Miss Blandish (1944)In defence of P.G. Wodehouse (1945)Notes on nationalism (1945)The prevention of literature (1946)Decline of the English murder (1946)Politics and the English language (1946)Confessions of a book reviewer (1946)Why I write (1946)Politics vs literature: an examination of Gullivers Travels (1946)How the poor die (1946)Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool (1947)Writers and Leviathan (1948)Explanatory Notes Long Description It is not possible for any thinking person to live in such a society as our own without wanting to change it. George Orwell was one of the most celebrated essayists in the English language, and there are quite a few of his essays which are probably better known than any of his other writings apart from Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. Stefan Collini presents a collection ofOrwells longer, major essays as well as a selection of shorter pieces, arranged into three categories: Personal/Descriptive, Literary, and Political. Feature Brings together Orwells longer, major essays and a selection of shorter piecesStefan Collinis introduction places the essays in context and explains the arrangement into three categories: Personal/Descriptive, Literary, and PoliticalUses authoritative texts of Orwells essays taken from the editions overseen by Orwell and then checked against later scholarly versionsIncludes extensive notes, a chronology, and guidance on further reading New Feature Introduction Note on the Text Select Bibliography A Chronology of George Orwell Selected Essays Shooting an elephant (1936) Inside the whale (1940) Charles Dickens (1940) Boys weeklies (1940) The art of Donald McGill (1941) Wells, Hitler and the world state (1941) Rudyard Kipling (1942) Raffles and Miss Blandish (1944) In defence of P.G. Wodehouse (1945) Notes on nationalism (1945) The prevention of literature (1946) Decline of the English murder (1946) Politics and the English language (1946) Confessions of a book reviewer (1946) Why I write (1946) Politics vs literature: an examination of Gullivers Travels (1946) How the poor die (1946) Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool (1947) Writers and Leviathan (1948) Explanatory Notes Details ISBN0198804172 Author Stefan Collini Pages 368 Publisher Oxford University Press Series Oxford Worlds Classics ISBN-10 0198804172 ISBN-13 9780198804178 Language English Format Paperback Year 2021 Publication Date 2021-01-07 UK Release Date 2021-01-07 Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2021-01-07 Birth 1949 Affiliation Clinical Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco Position Clinical Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Qualifications 1888-1972 Edited by Stefan Collini DEWEY 824.912 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-01-20 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:130944892;

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