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Politics and the English Language - Hardcover

Book 4 of 4: Orwell's Essays

Orwell, George

 
9781851246021: Politics and the English Language
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1851246029 ISBN 13: 9781851246021
Publisher: Bodleian Library, 2022

Synopsis

George Orwell’s essay examines the power of language to shape political ideas. It is about the importance of writing concisely, clearly and precisely and the dangers to our ability to think when language, especially political language, is obscured by vague, clichéd phrases and hackneyed metaphors. In it, he argues that when political discourse trades clarity and precision for stock phrases, the debasement of politics follows.

First published in Horizon in 1946, Orwell’s essay was soon recognised as an important text, circulated by newspaper editors to their journalists and reprinted in magazines and anthologies of contemporary writing. It continues to be relevant to our own age.

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About the Authors

George Orwell (1903-1950) was a British novelist, journalist and critic, best known for his novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.



D.J. Taylor is an award-winning novelist and critic.

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Publisher
Bodleian Library
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1851246029
ISBN 13 
9781851246021
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
64