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The year 2003 was the 100th anniversary of the birth of George Orwell, one ofthe most influential authors of the twentieth century. Orwell's books are assignedtoday in over 60,000 classrooms annually. In this book essays by prominentwriters and scholars explain why his impact continues in a world much changedfrom his own. The essays explore new aspects of Orwell's life and work and hiscontinuing relevance for the interpretation of modern social, political, andcultural affairs. Thematic topics include: the use and abuse of 1984; ideas,ideologues, and intellectuals; biography and autobiography; literary and stylisticanalyses; and the reception of Orwell's work abroad. The volume is an idealsecondary source for those who continue to be influenced by Orwell's insightsand for teachers of Orwell's work.Contributors: Christopher Hitchens, Jonathan Rose, Ian Williams, Morris Dickstein, John Rodden, Thomas Cushman, Ronald F. Thiemann, Lawrence Rosenwald, Todd Gitlin, Erika Gottlieb, Dennis Wrong, Daphne Patai, Jim Sleeper, William Cain, Lynette Hunter, Margery Sabin, Vladimir Shalpentokh, Miquel Berga, Gilbert Bonifas, Robert Conquest. |