“Why I Write”
“Why I Write”
Considered by many critics and commentators to be a better essayist than novelist, Orwell wrote these two essays in 1946 subsequent to the successful publication of Animal Farm and prior to the completion of Nineteen Eighty-Four. Indeed, it may have been the commercial and artistic success of Animal Farm which gave Orwell, for the first time in his writing life, the financial security to indulge in an increased volume of essay-writing.
Considered by many critics and commentators to be a better essayist than novelist, Orwell wrote these two essays in 1946 subsequent to the successful publication of
Animal Farmand prior to the completion of
Nineteen Eighty-Four. Indeed, it may have been…
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Citation: Williams, Nigel. "Politics and the English Language". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 27 June 2013 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=35015, accessed 27 November 2024.]
