Author: George OrwellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
The Complete Works of George Orwell: Two wasted years, 1943
Author: George OrwellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Two Wasted Years
Author: George OrwellPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 0436404095
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
This volume shows how much George Orwell achieved during his Two wasted years at the BBC. It covers the programmes broadcast that were either written by Orwell or had his input in some form or other. The book contains reviews, essays, and a printing of The Detective Story in French.
The Complete Works of George Orwell: Two wasted years (1943)
Author: George OrwellTwo Wasted Years
Author: George OrwellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
The Complete Works of George Orwell: Two wasted years, 1943
Author: George OrwellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Two Wasted Years
Author: George OrwellPublisher: Harvill Secker
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Writing to Philip Rahv on 9 December 1943, Orwell described his time at the BBC as 'two wasted years', yet this volume continues to show how much he achieved. Among the educational series in this period were those devoted to new developments in science, modern English verse, great dramatists, and psychology; there were series, such as 'Books That Changed the World' which included broadcast talks on great books from East and West. Among those who broadcast for Orwell were John Lehmann, V. S. Pritchett and Stephen Spender. Oliver Bell, Director of the British Film Instistute, took over film reviewing, and the series of shortened versions of Indian plays continued. Orwell adapted four 'featurised stories', and broadcast talks on MACBETH and LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN. He continued to broadcast to Malaya and wrote and read news commentaries for Indonesia. He wrote over a dozen reviews, several essays, and a long study, 'The Detective Story' printed here for the first time in its original French version and in an English translation.The volume concludes with two appendices: the devastating report by the Intelligence Officer, Laurence Brander on the ineffectiveness of the BBC's broadcasting service to India; and, Orwell's preparatory notes for 'The Quick & the Dead' and 'The Last Man in Europe'.
Orwell in Context
Author: B. ClarkePublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230591124
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
This bold new reading of Orwell's work focuses upon his representation of communities and the myths that shape them. It analyzes his interpretations of class, gender and nationality within the context of the period. The book uses a range of texts to argue that Orwell attempted to integrate 'traditional' communal identities with socialist politics.
The Complete Works of George Orwell
Author: George OrwellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780436203770
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The Lost Orwell
Author: George OrwellPublisher:
ISBN: 9781857252149
Category : Authors' spouses
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of George Orwell's previously unpublished letters, documents and photographs.
British Writing, Propaganda and Cultural Diplomacy in the Second World War and Beyond
Author: Beatriz LopezPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350412155
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
This book offers the first sustained analysis of the interactions between British writers, propaganda and culture from the Second World War to the Cold War. It traces the involvement of a series of major cultural figures in domestic and international propaganda campaigns and throws new light on the global deployment of British propaganda and cultural diplomacy in colonial and post-colonial theatres such as Cyprus, India and Sierra Leone. Chapters re-evaluate the propaganda work of prominent writers including Arthur Koestler and Dylan Thomas in the light of new archival research, study how organisations including the BBC, British Council and Ministry of Information engaged with new media forms, analyse cultural representations of propaganda service and investigate how British literature and culture was deployed and projected as a form of soft power across the globe. Featuring contributions from a variety of disciplines, including literary studies, visual culture, book history and radio history, this book brings together a constellation of established and emerging scholars to show the crucial role played in shaping and mediating the techniques and content of British information campaigns of the mid-twentieth century.