Hope Lies in the Proles George Orwell and the Left
Newsinger, John
Hope Lies in the Proles George Orwell and the Left - Pluto Press 2018 - 1 online resource
Open Access
George Orwell was one of the most significant literary figures on the left in the twentieth century. While titles such as 1984, Animal Farm and Homage to Catalonia are still rightly regarded as modern classics, his own politics are less well understood. Hope Lies in the Proles offers a sympathetic yet critical account of Orwell's political thinking and its continued significance today. John Newsinger explores various aspects of Orwell's politics, detailing Orwell's attempts to change working-class consciousness, considering whether his attitude towards the working class was romantic, realistic or patronising - or all three at different times. He also asks whether Orwell's anti-fascism was eclipsed by his criticism of the Soviet Union, and explores his ambivalent relationship with the Labour Party. Newsinger also breaks important new ground regarding Orwell's shifting views on the USA, and his relationship with the progressive Left and feminism.
Creative Commons
English
9781786801890;9781786802194
Literature: history & criticism
Anti-Fascism Biography British Politics Communism Feminism George Orwell History History Labour Party Literature Political Ideology Political Theory Socialism Soviet Union Stalinism Working Class
Hope Lies in the Proles George Orwell and the Left - Pluto Press 2018 - 1 online resource
Open Access
George Orwell was one of the most significant literary figures on the left in the twentieth century. While titles such as 1984, Animal Farm and Homage to Catalonia are still rightly regarded as modern classics, his own politics are less well understood. Hope Lies in the Proles offers a sympathetic yet critical account of Orwell's political thinking and its continued significance today. John Newsinger explores various aspects of Orwell's politics, detailing Orwell's attempts to change working-class consciousness, considering whether his attitude towards the working class was romantic, realistic or patronising - or all three at different times. He also asks whether Orwell's anti-fascism was eclipsed by his criticism of the Soviet Union, and explores his ambivalent relationship with the Labour Party. Newsinger also breaks important new ground regarding Orwell's shifting views on the USA, and his relationship with the progressive Left and feminism.
Creative Commons
English
9781786801890;9781786802194
Literature: history & criticism
Anti-Fascism Biography British Politics Communism Feminism George Orwell History History Labour Party Literature Political Ideology Political Theory Socialism Soviet Union Stalinism Working Class