{"product_id":"george-orwell-the-essayist-9781441148735","title":"George Orwell the Essayist","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Peter Marks\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Orwell is acclaimed as one of English\u003cbr\u003eliterature's great essayists. Yet, while many are considered classics, as a\u003cbr\u003ebody of work his essays have been neglected. Peter Marks provides the first\u003cbr\u003esustained study of Orwell the essayist, giving these compelling pieces the\u003cbr\u003ecritical attention they merit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrwell employed the essay as a tool to entertain, illuminate and\u003cbr\u003eprovoke readers across an array of topics. Marks situates the essays in their\u003cbr\u003eoriginal contexts, exploring how journals influenced the type of essay Orwell\u003cbr\u003ewrote. Acknowledging this periodical culture helps explain the tactics Orwell\u003cbr\u003eemployed, the topics he chose and the audiences he addressed. Orwell's first\u003cbr\u003eand last published works were essays, providing evidence of the development of\u003cbr\u003ehis cultural and political views over two decades. Essays helped him fashion his distinctive\u003cbr\u003eliterary 'voice' and Mark traces how their afterlife contributes to Orwell's\u003cbr\u003eposthumous reputation. Arguing the essays are central to Orwell's enduring\u003cbr\u003eliterary, political and cultural value, Marks shows how we understand the\u003cbr\u003ecomplexities, subtleties, and contradictions of Orwell better when we\u003cbr\u003eunderstand his essays.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45083915452567,"sku":"9781441148735","price":20268.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781441148735.webp?v=1767264191","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/george-orwell-the-essayist-9781441148735","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}