Political and Cultural Perceptions of George Orwell
eBook - PDF

Political and Cultural Perceptions of George Orwell

British and American Views

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Political and Cultural Perceptions of George Orwell

British and American Views

About this book

This book analyzes George Orwell's politics and their reception across both sides of the Atlantic. It considers Orwell's place in the politics of his native Britain and his reception in the USA, where he has had some of his most fervent emulators, exegetists, and detractors. Written by an ex "teenage Maoist" from Liverpool, UK, who now lives and writes in New York, the book points out how often the different strands of opinion derive from "ancestral" ideological struggles within the Communist/Trotskyist movement in the 30's, and how these often overlook or indeed consciously ignore the indigenous British politics and sociology that did so much to influence Orwell's political and literary development. It examines in the modern era what Orwell did in his–the seductions of simplistic and absolutist ideologies for some intellectuals, especially in their reactions to Orwell himself.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Political and Cultural Perceptions of George Orwell by Ian Williams in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Political History & Theory. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Political and Cultural Perceptions of George Orwell
  2. Chapter 1 Introduction: Orwell: Good or Ungood?
  3. Part I Choking with Rage: Doublethink and Criticism
  4. Chapter 2 In Defense of Comrade Psmith: The Orwellian Treatment of Orwell
  5. Chapter 3 The Orwellian Method
  6. Chapter 4 Orwell the Socialist
  7. Chapter 5 Tangential Criticisms
  8. Part II In Memoriam—Retrospective Views
  9. Chapter 6 Orwell’s Own Airstrip One in 2014
  10. Chapter 7 The Persistence of Pessimism, Oceania 20 Years After Nineteen Eighteen-Four
  11. Chapter 8 Afterlife of an Atheist
  12. Part III Beyond the Telescreen—Snitching, Snooping and Surveillance
  13. Chapter 9 No Bother About Big Brother
  14. Chapter 10 Alexander Cockburn and “Snitching”
  15. Chapter 11 The List
  16. Part IV What Is Left?
  17. Chapter 12 Disabusing Idiocy? Orwell and the Left
  18. Chapter 13 And Orwell and the Democratic Left
  19. Chapter 14 Striking Back at the Empire
  20. Part V Interlude
  21. Chapter 15 Revolution Is No Tea Party but It’s Easier in a Salon: Reading the Leaves Afterwards
  22. Chapter 16 Orwell and the Left in the United States—The Under-Reported Side of Oceania!
  23. Chapter 17 Letters to Oceania?
  24. Chapter 18 Irving Howe, Orwell’s Prophet in the USA
  25. Part VI Cover Bards—Hitchens the Orwell Emulator and His Detractors
  26. Chapter 19 Orwell’s Lives
  27. Chapter 20 Why Hitchens Matters
  28. Chapter 21 Christopher Hitchens and Orwell
  29. Chapter 22 Antithesis Incarnate: Christopher Hitchens, a Retrospective Glance
  30. Chapter 23 Hitchens and the Iraq War
  31. Chapter 24 Truth in Journalism
  32. Selected Bibliography
  33. Index