George Orwell the Essayist: Literature, Politics and the Periodical Culture

by Peter Marks

George Orwell is acclaimed as one of English
literature's great essayists. Yet, while many are considered classics, as a
body of work his essays have been neglected. Peter Marks provides the first
sustained study of Orwell the essayist, giving these compelling pieces the
critical attention they merit.

Orwell employed the essay as a tool to entertain, illuminate and
provoke readers across an array of topics. Marks situates...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441148736
• ISBN13: 9781441148735
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"