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'''George Orwell''' (legal name Eric Arthur Blair) was a writer best known for his dystopian critique of totalitarianism, ''[[1984 (novel)|1984]]'', and his short allegorical novel, ''[[Animal Farm]]'', a critique of Stalinist-era Soviet politics. | '''George Orwell''' (legal name Eric Arthur Blair) was a writer best known for his dystopian critique of totalitarianism, ''[[1984 (novel)|1984]]'', and his short allegorical novel, ''[[Animal Farm]]'', a critique of Stalinist-era Soviet politics. | ||
''1984'' has spawned numerous references that are a staple of modern dystopian literature, such as Big Brother, thought police, and panoptican-style surveillance; control over language (NewSpeak) and the uses of propaganda to control the populace; control of sexuality as another means of controlling the populace; etc. Orwell's ''1984'' may have been influenced by [[Katharine Burdekin]]'s anti-fascist novel, ''[[Swastika Night]]''.<ref>See [[Daphne Patai]]'s discussion in preface to new edition of ''Swastika Night''.</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:10, 19 July 2010
George Orwell (legal name Eric Arthur Blair) was a writer best known for his dystopian critique of totalitarianism, 1984, and his short allegorical novel, Animal Farm, a critique of Stalinist-era Soviet politics.
1984 has spawned numerous references that are a staple of modern dystopian literature, such as Big Brother, thought police, and panoptican-style surveillance; control over language (NewSpeak) and the uses of propaganda to control the populace; control of sexuality as another means of controlling the populace; etc. Orwell's 1984 may have been influenced by Katharine Burdekin's anti-fascist novel, Swastika Night.[1]
Notes
- ↑ See Daphne Patai's discussion in preface to new edition of Swastika Night.
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