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  1. Becoming George Orwell
    life and letters, legend and legacy
    Author: Rodden, John
    Published: [2020]; © 2020
    Publisher:  Princeton University Press, Princeton

    Is 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... more

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    Is 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 other writer has aroused so much controversy or contributed so many incessantly quoted 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.

     
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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9780691182742
    RVK Categories: HM 3855
    Subjects: Orwell, George; Rezeption; Geschichte;
    Other subjects: Orwell, George (1903-1950)
    Scope: xiii, 360 Seiten, Illustrationen, Porträts, 23 cm
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  2. Becoming George Orwell
    life and letters, legend and legacy
    Author: Rodden, John
    Published: [2020]
    Publisher:  Princeton University Press, Princeton ; Oxford

    The remarkable transformation of Orwell from journeyman writer to towering icon: Is 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... more

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    The remarkable transformation of Orwell from journeyman writer to towering icon: Is 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 quoted 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," looking at everything 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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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9780691182742
    RVK Categories: HM 3855
    Subjects: Rezeption
    Other subjects: Orwell, George (1903-1950)
    Scope: xiii, 360 Seiten, Illustrationen, Breite 140 mm, Hoehe 216 mm
  3. Becoming George Orwell
    life and letters, legend and legacy
    Author: Rodden, John
    Published: [2020]; © 2020
    Publisher:  Princeton University Press, Princeton

    Is 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... more

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    Is 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 other writer has aroused so much controversy or contributed so many incessantly quoted 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.

     
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    Content information
    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9780691182742
    RVK Categories: HM 3855
    Subjects: Orwell, George; Rezeption; Geschichte;
    Other subjects: Orwell, George (1903-1950)
    Scope: xiii, 360 Seiten, Illustrationen, Porträts, 23 cm
    Notes:

    Literaturangaben