Klik op een omslag om naar Google Boeken te gaan.
Bezig met laden... Inside The Whale (origineel 1940; editie 1957)door George Orwell (Auteur)
Informatie over het werkInside the Whale and Other Essays door George Orwell (Author) (1940)
Bezig met laden...
Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Essay collection. Like all of Orwell's writing, it is honest, heartfelt and lucidly constructed. ( ) There are several overlaps with the book "Shooting an Elephant", but "Inside the Whale", discusses the literary scene inhabited by the writers who would be "Avant garde in the 1950's and early 60's. Orwell is writing about them in 1940, and predicting their futures. He's good at it. "England, your England" describes the effects of the war in 1940, and advances an intelligent patriotism. "Boy's Weeklies" is a description of the genre that later led to the world of Harry Potter. (sorry, but it is true!) The Title of this 1962 Penguin reprint means that this isn't a review of the Gollancz book of 1940. This is a short collection of 9 essays on various topics, but generally some combination of literature, politics, and society. I'd read previously another collection of Orwell's essays, which I enjoyed, and this collection is just as good. Though the topics of these essays are quite specific, and might not strike everyone as interesting topics for essays, they are all interesting, as Orwell writes so well as to be of general interest. Aside from being of value for literary reasons, some of the essays are also of historical value as they document the state of society as it was in the past. I have already read some of these essays but the new stuff and the odd re-read was highly rewarding. Orwell is an exceptionally lucid writer, expressing insightful thoughts with clarity and imagination. The description of a working coalmine is direct and powerful, and even the lit crit about writers I haven't read comes across as sharp. The peach is "Politics and the English Language", which should be required reading for anyone who uses words, which is to say everybody. Spectacular writing, whether you agree with him or not. Lots of the politics is completely incomprehensible to me, but I can still take delight in his crisp prose. Of course Politics and the English Language is a classic, decrying sloppy language as symptomatic of careless or dishonest thought; Orwell's own writing, as one would hope, follows the principles he's advocating. Worth it for the style, regardless of what you think of his opinions. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en)Is opgenomen inErelijsten
It is not possible for any thinking person to live in such a society as our own without wanting to change it.George Orwell was one of the most celebrated essayists in the English language, and there are quite a few of his essays which are probably better known than any of his other writings apart from Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.Stefan Collini presents a collection of Orwell's longer, major essays as well as a selection of shorter pieces, arranged into three categories: Personal/Descriptive, Literary, and Political. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
Actuele discussiesGeenPopulaire omslagen
Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)824.912Literature English English essays Modern Period 20th Century 1901-1945LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
Ben jij dit?Word een LibraryThing Auteur. |