George Orwell - Revision history

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	~~25th~~ June 1903 – ~~21st~~ January 1950. British writer, journalist, essayist, socialist.		25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950. British writer, journalist, essayist, socialist.

	'''Biography'''		'''Biography'''

	Née Eric Arthur Blair, George Orwell was born in Motihari, Bengal in India. At the age of five, he moved to England together with his mother and two sisters. He got the chance to attend a boarding school on a scholarship. Between 1917 and 1921 he studied at Eton. Here he experienced the extreme propaganda of the Great War which made him reject pre-war values.		Née Eric Arthur Blair, George Orwell was born in Motihari, Bengal, India. At the age of five, he moved to England together with his mother and two sisters. He got the chance to attend a boarding school on a scholarship. Between 1917 and 1921 he studied at Eton. Here he experienced the extreme propaganda of the Great War which made him reject pre-war values.

	From 1922-1927 Orwell joined the Indian Civil Service in Burma. When he came back to England he had learned to hate the Empire as well as ~~imperialism~~. This becomes obvious in his novel ''Burmese Days'' (1934) as well as in the essays “Shooting an Elephant” (1936) and “A Hanging” (1933).		From 1922-1927 Orwell joined the Indian Civil Service in Burma. When he came back to England he had learned to hate the Empire as well as [[Imperialism]]. This becomes obvious in his novel ''Burmese Days'' (1934) as well as in the essays “Shooting an Elephant” (1936) and “A Hanging” (1933).

	After his return from India, ~~Orwell~~ worked on his career as a writer. He adopted ~~his~~ pen name which expresses his deep connection to his country; George is the patron saint of England, the River Orwell was one of his favourite places in Suffolk.		After his return from India, Eric Arthur Blair worked on his career as a writer. He adopted the pen name George Orwell which expresses his deep connection to his country; George is the patron saint of England, the River Orwell was one of his favourite places in Suffolk.

	Between 1930 and 1935 he published three novels, numerous essays and book reviews as well as a semi-autobiographical documentary. All of them show Orwell’s anger at the injustices of the capitalist system. The publication of the novel ''The Road to Wigan Pier'' is said to be the turning point in Orwell’s life: “It made his reputation as a sharp critic of capitalism and it launched him on the road to his own eccentric brand of socialism.” (Rodden 2007~~, p.~~ 3)		Between 1930 and 1935 he published three novels, numerous essays and book reviews as well as a semi-autobiographical documentary. All of them show Orwell’s anger at the injustices of the capitalist system. The publication of the report/novel ''The Road to Wigan Pier'' is said to be the turning point in Orwell’s life: “It made his reputation as a sharp critic of capitalism and it launched him on the road to his own eccentric brand of socialism.” (Rodden 2007: 3)

	In 1937 Orwell went to Spain to fight for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War. When he came back to ~~England~~ he joined the radical Independent Labour Party. Although he still believed in socialism, he disapproved of the Soviet Union.		In 1937 Orwell went to Spain to fight for the Republicans in the [[Spanish Civil War]]. When he came back to Britain he joined the radical [[Independent Labour Party]]. Although he still believed in socialism, he disapproved of the Soviet Union.
	Directly after the Second World War ''Animal Farm'' was published (August 1945). Finally, this was the novel which made him famous. Being financially independent, he moved away from London to the island of Jura (Scottish west coast) in 1946. The dystopian novel ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' was published in 1949. It contains clear connections to events in the Soviet Union. Both ''Animal Farm'' and ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' have been forming in Orwell’s mind for years and work with many of his earlier experiences.		Directly after the Second World War ''Animal Farm'' was published (August 1945). Finally, this was the novel which made him famous. Being financially independent, he moved away from London to the island of Jura (Scottish west coast) in 1946. The dystopian novel ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' was published in 1949. It contains clear connections to events both in the Soviet Union and Germany. Both ''Animal Farm'' and ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' have been forming in Orwell’s mind for years and work with many of his earlier experiences.


	'''Reception of his works'''		'''Reception of his works'''

	Nowadays, Orwell is much more present in Anglo-American culture than he was during his own lifetime. Especially his last two novels ~~''Animal Farm'' and ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four''~~ are still widely read. They were translated into 62 languages and about 50 million copies have been sold. Nevertheless, Orwell’s political legacy is controversial. As he was mainly a political writer during his lifetime, his last two novels are taken as political statements, prophesies or satires.		Nowadays, Orwell is much more present in Anglo-American culture than he was during his own lifetime. Especially his last two novels are still widely read and "Big Brother" has become proverbial. They were translated into 62 languages and about 50 million copies have been sold. Nevertheless, Orwell’s political legacy is controversial. As he was mainly a political writer during his lifetime, his last two novels are taken as political statements, prophesies or satires.


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	'''Sources:'''		'''Sources:'''

	Kerr, Douglas. George Orwell. Northcote House ~~Publishers: Horndon~~ 2003.		Kerr, Douglas. ''George Orwell.'' Horndon: Northcote House, 2003.

	Rodden, John. A Cambridge Companion to George Orwell. ~~CUP~~: Cambridge 2007.		Rodden, John (ed.). ''A Cambridge Companion to George Orwell''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007.

	http://www.george-orwell.org		http://www.george-orwell.org

Jule at 17:32, 23 November 2011

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	25th June 1903 – 21st January 1950. British writer, journalist, essayist, socialist.~~[[Media:Example.ogg]]~~		25th June 1903 – 21st January 1950. British writer, journalist, essayist, socialist.


	'''Biography'''		'''Biography'''

Jule at 17:28, 23 November 2011

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	25th June 1903 – 21st January 1950. British writer, journalist, essayist, socialist.		25th June 1903 – 21st January 1950. British writer, journalist, essayist, socialist.[[Media:Example.ogg]]


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	In 1937 Orwell went to Spain to fight for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War. When he came back to England he joined the radical Independent Labour Party. Although he still believed in socialism, he disapproved of the Soviet Union.		In 1937 Orwell went to Spain to fight for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War. When he came back to England he joined the radical Independent Labour Party. Although he still believed in socialism, he disapproved of the Soviet Union.
	Directly after the Second World War ''Animal Farm'' was published (August 1945). Finally, this was the novel which made him famous. Being financially independent, he moved away from London to the island of Jura (Scottish west coast) in 1946. The dystopian novel ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' was published in 1949. It contains clear connections to events in the Soviet Union. Both ''Animal Farm'' and ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' have been forming in Orwell’s mind for years and work with many of his earlier experiences.		Directly after the Second World War ''Animal Farm'' was published (August 1945). Finally, this was the novel which made him famous. Being financially independent, he moved away from London to the island of Jura (Scottish west coast) in 1946. The dystopian novel ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' was published in 1949. It contains clear connections to events in the Soviet Union. Both ''Animal Farm'' and ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' have been forming in Orwell’s mind for years and work with many of his earlier experiences.


	'''Reception of his works'''		'''Reception of his works'''

Jule at 17:26, 23 November 2011

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	25th June 1903 – 21st January 1950. British writer, journalist, essayist, socialist.		25th June 1903 – 21st January 1950. British writer, journalist, essayist, socialist.


	'''Biography'''		'''Biography'''

	Née Eric Arthur Blair, George Orwell was born in Motihari, Bengal in India. At the age of five, he moved to England together with his mother and two sisters. He got the chance to attend a boarding school on a scholarship. Between 1917 and 1921 he studied at Eton. Here he experienced the extreme propaganda of the Great War which made him reject pre-war values.		Née Eric Arthur Blair, George Orwell was born in Motihari, Bengal in India. At the age of five, he moved to England together with his mother and two sisters. He got the chance to attend a boarding school on a scholarship. Between 1917 and 1921 he studied at Eton. Here he experienced the extreme propaganda of the Great War which made him reject pre-war values.

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	'''Reception of his works'''		'''Reception of his works'''

	Nowadays, Orwell is much more present in Anglo-American culture than he was during his own lifetime. Especially his last two novels ''Animal Farm'' and ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' are still widely read. They were translated into 62 languages and about 50 million copies have been sold. Nevertheless, Orwell’s political legacy is controversial. As he was mainly a political writer during his lifetime, his last two novels are taken as political statements, prophesies or satires.		Nowadays, Orwell is much more present in Anglo-American culture than he was during his own lifetime. Especially his last two novels ''Animal Farm'' and ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' are still widely read. They were translated into 62 languages and about 50 million copies have been sold. Nevertheless, Orwell’s political legacy is controversial. As he was mainly a political writer during his lifetime, his last two novels are taken as political statements, prophesies or satires.

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	'''Sources:'''		'''Sources:'''

	Kerr, Douglas. George Orwell. Northcote House Publishers: Horndon 2003.		Kerr, Douglas. George Orwell. Northcote House Publishers: Horndon 2003.

Jule at 17:25, 23 November 2011

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	25th June 1903 – 21st January 1950. British writer, journalist, essayist, socialist.		25th June 1903 – 21st January 1950. British writer, journalist, essayist, socialist.

	[[Biography]]		'''Biography'''
	Née Eric Arthur Blair, George Orwell was born in Motihari, Bengal in India. At the age of five, he moved to England together with his mother and two sisters. He got the chance to attend a boarding school on a scholarship. Between 1917 and 1921 he studied at Eton. Here he experienced the extreme propaganda of the Great War which made him reject pre-war values.		Née Eric Arthur Blair, George Orwell was born in Motihari, Bengal in India. At the age of five, he moved to England together with his mother and two sisters. He got the chance to attend a boarding school on a scholarship. Between 1917 and 1921 he studied at Eton. Here he experienced the extreme propaganda of the Great War which made him reject pre-war values.

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	Directly after the Second World War ''Animal Farm'' was published (August 1945). Finally, this was the novel which made him famous. Being financially independent, he moved away from London to the island of Jura (Scottish west coast) in 1946. The dystopian novel ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' was published in 1949. It contains clear connections to events in the Soviet Union. Both ''Animal Farm'' and ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' have been forming in Orwell’s mind for years and work with many of his earlier experiences.		Directly after the Second World War ''Animal Farm'' was published (August 1945). Finally, this was the novel which made him famous. Being financially independent, he moved away from London to the island of Jura (Scottish west coast) in 1946. The dystopian novel ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' was published in 1949. It contains clear connections to events in the Soviet Union. Both ''Animal Farm'' and ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' have been forming in Orwell’s mind for years and work with many of his earlier experiences.

	[[Reception of his works]]		'''Reception of his works'''
	Nowadays, Orwell is much more present in Anglo-American culture than he was during his own lifetime. Especially his last two novels ''Animal Farm'' and ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' are still widely read. They were translated into 62 languages and about 50 million copies have been sold. Nevertheless, Orwell’s political legacy is controversial. As he was mainly a political writer during his lifetime, his last two novels are taken as political statements, prophesies or satires.		Nowadays, Orwell is much more present in Anglo-American culture than he was during his own lifetime. Especially his last two novels ''Animal Farm'' and ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' are still widely read. They were translated into 62 languages and about 50 million copies have been sold. Nevertheless, Orwell’s political legacy is controversial. As he was mainly a political writer during his lifetime, his last two novels are taken as political statements, prophesies or satires.

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	[[Sources:]]		'''Sources:'''
	Kerr, Douglas. George Orwell. Northcote House Publishers: Horndon 2003 .		Kerr, Douglas. George Orwell. Northcote House Publishers: Horndon 2003.

	Rodden, John. A Cambridge Companion to George Orwell. CUP: Cambridge 2007.		Rodden, John. A Cambridge Companion to George Orwell. CUP: Cambridge 2007.

	http://www.george-orwell.org		http://www.george-orwell.org

Jule at 17:23, 23 November 2011

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	1903-1950. British writer and ~~journalist~~. ~~His most famous~~ novels ~~are~~ ''Animal Farm'' (1945) and ''~~1984~~'' ~~(1949)~~.		25th June 1903 – 21st January 1950. British writer, journalist, essayist, socialist.

			[[Biography]]
			Née Eric Arthur Blair, George Orwell was born in Motihari, Bengal in India. At the age of five, he moved to England together with his mother and two sisters. He got the chance to attend a boarding school on a scholarship. Between 1917 and 1921 he studied at Eton. Here he experienced the extreme propaganda of the Great War which made him reject pre-war values.

			From 1922-1927 Orwell joined the Indian Civil Service in Burma. When he came back to England he had learned to hate the Empire as well as imperialism. This becomes obvious in his novel ''Burmese Days'' (1934) as well as in the essays “Shooting an Elephant” (1936) and “A Hanging” (1933).

			After his return from India, Orwell worked on his career as a writer. He adopted his pen name which expresses his deep connection to his country; George is the patron saint of England, the River Orwell was one of his favourite places in Suffolk.

			Between 1930 and 1935 he published three novels, numerous essays and book reviews as well as a semi-autobiographical documentary. All of them show Orwell’s anger at the injustices of the capitalist system. The publication of the novel ''The Road to Wigan Pier'' is said to be the turning point in Orwell’s life: “It made his reputation as a sharp critic of capitalism and it launched him on the road to his own eccentric brand of socialism.” (Rodden 2007, p. 3)

			In 1937 Orwell went to Spain to fight for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War. When he came back to England he joined the radical Independent Labour Party. Although he still believed in socialism, he disapproved of the Soviet Union.
			Directly after the Second World War ''Animal Farm'' was published (August 1945). Finally, this was the novel which made him famous. Being financially independent, he moved away from London to the island of Jura (Scottish west coast) in 1946. The dystopian novel ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' was published in 1949. It contains clear connections to events in the Soviet Union. Both ''Animal Farm'' and ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' have been forming in Orwell’s mind for years and work with many of his earlier experiences.

			[[Reception of his works]]
			Nowadays, Orwell is much more present in Anglo-American culture than he was during his own lifetime. Especially his last two novels ''Animal Farm'' and ''Nineteen-Eighty-Four'' are still widely read. They were translated into 62 languages and about 50 million copies have been sold. Nevertheless, Orwell’s political legacy is controversial. As he was mainly a political writer during his lifetime, his last two novels are taken as political statements, prophesies or satires.






			[[Sources:]]
			Kerr, Douglas. George Orwell. Northcote House Publishers: Horndon 2003 .
			Rodden, John. A Cambridge Companion to George Orwell. CUP: Cambridge 2007.
			http://www.george-orwell.org

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	1903-1950. British writer and journalist. His most famous novels are ''Animal Farm'' (1945) and ''1984'' (1949).		1903-1950. British writer and journalist. His most famous novels are ''Animal Farm'' (1945) and ''1984'' (1949).

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	1903-1950. British writer and journalist. His most famous novels are ''Animal Farm'' (1945) and ''1984'' (1949).		1903-1950. British writer and journalist. His most famous novels are ''Animal Farm'' (1945) and ''1984'' (1949).

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