Why Orwell matters
Hitchens, Christopher2002
Book
Review: "In this trenchant critical essay, Christopher Hitchens assesses the life, the achievements, and the myth of the great political writer and participant George Orwell. In his emulative and contrarian style, Hitchens is both admiring and aggressive, sympathetic yet critical, taking true measure of his subject as hero and problem. Answering both the detractors and the false claimants, Hitchens tears down the facade of sainthood erected by the hagiographers and rebuts the critics point by point. He examines Orwell and his perspectives on fascism, empire, feminism, and Englishness, as well as his outlook on America, a country and culture towards which he exhibited much ambivalence."--BOOK JACKET.
Main title:
Why Orwell matters / Christopher Hitchens.
Author:
Work:
Imprint:
New York : Basic Books, c2002.
Collation:
xii, 211 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Also issued online.
Linking notes:
Online version Hitchens, Christopher. Why Orwell matters. New York : Basic Books, c2002
Contents:
Machine derived contents note: Introduction: The Figure 1 -- 1 Orwell and Empire 15 -- 2 Orwell and the Left 35 -- 3 Orwell and the Right 79 -- 4 Orwell and America 103 -- 5 Orwell and 'Englishness': 115 -- The Antinomies of St George -- 6 Orwell and the Feminists: 141 -- Difficulties with Girls -- 7 'The List' 155 -- 8 Generosity and Anger: The Novels 171 -- 9 Deconstructing the Post-modernists: 193 -- Orwell and Transparency -- 10 In Conclusion 205.
ISBN:
9780465030507 (pbk)0465030505 (pbk)0465030491 (alk paper)9780465030491 (alk paper)
Dewey class:
828.91209828.912
LC class:
PR6029.R8
Language:
English
BRN:
218477
Electronic access:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Melbourne Library | -Literature | LITER 828.912 HITC | On loan - Due: 15 Jul 2026 |