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Suggestion: WorldBook Student is a great starting point for research. Expect generally short overview/summary articles on a variety of topics.
Suggestion: Salem eBooks include several with relevant information on topics related to George Orwell's 1984 - including Great Lives from History, Great Events from History, Novels for Students, and multiple Critical Insights volumes.
Critical Insights: Dystopia by
This text is a critical primer in literary dystopia and critical dystopia in particular. The first section provides critical contexts for the topic. These include an overview of the critical reception of dystopias, Ursula K. Le Guin's "impure" dystopias, totalitarian technocracies, the interplay of media culture, and conformism and commodification in Fahrenheit 451. The bulk of the text is comprised of essays on topics like: science and politics in 1984, sympathetic villains, utopian rationalism, the meaning of "I" in Ayn Rand's Anthem, and some more examples of more contemporary dystopias in Miéville and Cory Doctrow, as well as dystopian science-fiction films. The essays are high quality and exhibit both economy of language and clarity of analysis. The contributors are primarily professors of literature, history, and political science from around the world.
Critical Insights: Nineteen Eighty-Four by
This title contextualizes George Orwell's final and finest novel within the author's multidisciplinary oeuvre, the complex cultural climate of its composition, and the diverse range of critical responses to the text. In his dystopian masterpiece, George Orwell deftly weaves political satire, cultural studies, linguistics, and prescient caveats into a haunting narrative replete with unforgettable characters and enduring motifs.
George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four by
A collection of critical essays on Orwell's novel, arranged chronologically in the order of their original publication.
Nineteen Eighty-Four by
Includes a brief biography of George Orwell, thematic and structural analysis of "1984", critical views, and more. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
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