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Literary Criticism General

The Orwell Conundrum

A Cry of Despair or Faith in the "Spirit of Man?"

by (author) Erika Gottlieb

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Sep 1992
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780886291754
    Publish Date
    Sep 1992
    List Price
    $45.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773591516
    Publish Date
    Sep 1992
    List Price
    $100.00

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An important contribution to the understanding of George Orwell's thought, particularly to Nineteen Eighty Four. The author challenges the view of the novel as a flawed work of crushing pessimism, arguing convincingly that it is a great humanist's mature vision of his deeply troubled times.

About the author

Erika Gottlieb received visual art training in Budapest, Vienna, and Montreal, and her PhD in English literature at McGill. She taught at McGill, Concordia, and Dawson in Montreal and combined a career in visual arts, teaching, and writing. She is the author of three books of literary criticism, including Dystopian Fiction East and West: Universe of Terror and Trial (2003) and dozens of literary essays. Erika Gottlieb lived with her family in Toronto until her death in 2007.

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