{"product_id":"9781441148735","title":"George Orwell the Essayist Literature, Politics and the Periodical Culture","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGeorge Orwell the Essayist\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiterature, Politics and the Periodical Culture\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePeter Marks\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePeter Marks is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Sydney, Australia. He wrote British Filmmakers: Terry Gilliam (Manchester University Press, 2009), co-edited Literature and the Contemporary (Longmans, 1999) and has written articles and chapters on such topics as George Orwell, the essay, 1930s British and American literature, periodicals, surveillance, and film adaptation.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 February 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eContinuum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781441148735\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e232\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331765239948,"sku":"9781441148735","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_0374fd1a-5c68-44ff-85bc-de128f2686d8.jpg?v=1783598852","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781441148735","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}