Politics Vs. Literature and Politics and the English Language

Eric Arthur Blair (1903ΓÇô1950), more commonly known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English journalist, essayist, critic, and novelist most famous for his novel ΓÇ£Nineteen Eighty-FourΓÇ¥ (1949) and allegorical novella ΓÇ£Animal FarmΓÇ¥ (1945). His work is characterised by an opposition to totalitarianism and biting social commentary, and remains influential in popular culture today. Many of his neologisms have forever entered the English language, including "Thought Police", "Big Brother", "Room 101", "doublethink", "thoughtcrime", and "Newspeak" to name but a few. This book contains two essays by Orwell: ΓÇ£Politics vs. Literature: An Examination of Gulliver''s Travels" and ΓÇ£Politics and the English LanguageΓÇ¥. In the former, he decries "Gulliver''s Travels" as an attack on humanity and questions Swift''s highly critical view of pure science and discovery; while in the latter, Orwell explores the connection between political orthodoxies and the debasement of language. A fascinating duo of vintage essays that will appeal to those with a keen interest in language and politics. Other notable works by this author include: ΓÇ£Burmese DaysΓÇ¥ (1934), ΓÇ£Keep the Aspidistra FlyingΓÇ¥ (1936), and ΓÇ£Coming Up for AirΓÇ¥ (1939).