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Pub. Date
1992
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English
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While the totalitarianism that provoked George Orwell into writing 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' seems to be passing into oblivion, his harrowing, cautionary tale of a man trapped in a political nightmare has had the opposite fate, and its relevance and power to disturb our complacency seem to grow decade by decade.
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Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 30
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Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work Nineteen Eighty-Four, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.
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English
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Gale Researcher Guide for: George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.
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Jing dian wen xue xin yi volume 02
Pub. Date
2012.
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中文(繁體)
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Traditional Chinese edition of 1984, the George Orwell classic. This brand new edition is the second in the series of "New Translation of Classic Literature"; the first being "The Great Gatsby". It is a collaboration between Yuanliu Publisher and the prestigious National Taiwan Normal University's Graduate Institute of Translation and Interpretation.
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English
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"Martha C. Nussbaum, Recipient of the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences" Abbott Gleason is Barnaby Conrad & Mary Critchfield Keeney Professor of History at Brown University. He is the author of Totalitarianism: The Inner History of the Cold War. Jack Goldsmith is Professor of Law at Harvard University. He is the author, with Eric Posner, of The Limits of International Law. Martha C. Nussbaum is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service...
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English
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The Duty to Stand Aside tells the story of one of the most intriguing yet little-known literary-political feuds-and friendships-in 20th-century English literature. It examines the arguments that divided George Orwell, future author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, and Alex Comfort, poet, biologist, anarchist-pacifist, and future author of the international bestseller The Joy of Sex-during WWII. Orwell maintained that standing aside, or opposing...
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English
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George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His work is characterized by lucid prose, biting social criticism, total opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism.
Orwell produced literary criticism and poetry, fiction and polemical journalism. He is known for the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945) and the dystopian novel Nineteen EightyFour (1949). His nonfiction works, including...
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