Hope lies in the proles : George Orwell and the left /

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George Orwell was one of the most significant literary figures on the left in the twentieth century. While titles such as 1984, Animal Farm and Homage to Catalonia are still rightly regarded as modern classics, his own politics are less well understood. Hope Lies in the Proles offers a sympathetic y...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Newsinger, John, 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Pluto Press, 2018.
Temas:
Orwell, George, > 1903-1950 > Political and social views.
Orwell, George, > 1903-1950.
Literature and literary studies.
Literature: history and criticism.
Literature: history & criticism.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Political and social views.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Discovering Orwell; 1. 'Until They Become Conscious They Will Never Rebel': Orwell and the Working Class; 2. 'Why I Join the ILP': Orwell and the Left in the Thirties; 3. 'Giants are Vermin': Orwell, Fascism and the Holocaust; 4. 'A Long Series of Thermidors': Orwell, Pacifism and the Myth of the People's War; 5. 'It is Astonishing How Little Has Happened': Orwell, the Labour Party and the Attlee Government; 6. 'Ceaseless Espionage': Orwell and the Secret States; 7. '2+2=5': Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, and the New Left.
  • Conclusion: 'Capitalism has manifestly no future'
  • Orwell Today.

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