nineteen eighty-four

A collection of critical essays on George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four arranged in chronological order of publication.

Describes George Orwell's era, his major works, his life, and the legacy of his writing.

A critical examination of Orwell's novel, exploring its significance as a literary work.

Presents ten essays on George Orwell's "1984," covering such topics as the novel's composition, Newspeak, adulation of the leader, and the prohibition of decency, and includes a chronology and a bibliography.

Provides background on the life of English novelist George Orwell and his influences, features eleven articles that explore the abuse of power in his novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four, " and examines issues of the abuse of power in the late twenty-first and early twenty-first centuries.