Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four: Text, Sources, CriticismAmong the seminal texts of the 20th century, Nineteen Eighty-Four is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell's nightmare vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality. The brilliance of the novel is Orwell's prescience of modern life--the ubiquity of television, the distortion of the language--and his ability to construct such a thorough version of hell. Required reading for students since it was published, it ranks among the most terrifying novels ever written. --Amazon.com. |
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... Ministry of Truth contained , it was said , three thousand rooms above ground level , and corresponding ... Ministry of Truth , which concerned itself with news , entertainment , education , and the fine arts ; the Ministry of Peace ...
... Ministry of Truth contained , it was said , three thousand rooms above ground level , and corresponding ... Ministry of Truth , which concerned itself with news , entertainment , education , and the fine arts ; the Ministry of Peace ...
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... Ministries by which we are governed exhibit a sort of impudence in their deliberate reversal of the facts . The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war , the Ministry of Truth with lies , the Ministry of Love with torture , and the ...
... Ministries by which we are governed exhibit a sort of impudence in their deliberate reversal of the facts . The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war , the Ministry of Truth with lies , the Ministry of Love with torture , and the ...
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... ( Ministry of Peace , i.e. , Ministry of War ) meant almost the exact opposite of what they appeared to mean . Some words , on the other hand , displayed a frank and contemptuous understanding of the real nature of Oceanic society . An ...
... ( Ministry of Peace , i.e. , Ministry of War ) meant almost the exact opposite of what they appeared to mean . Some words , on the other hand , displayed a frank and contemptuous understanding of the real nature of Oceanic society . An ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Aldous Huxley from Brave New World | 209 |
Eugene Zamiatin from We | 224 |
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