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Politics and the English Language

Paperback • 2013 • English

Politics and the English Language

By George Orwell

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About the book

'Politics and the English Language' is widely considered Orwell's most important essay on style. Style, for Orwell, was never simply a question of aesthetics; it was always inextricably linked to politics and to truth.'All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia.When the general atmosphere is bad, language must suffer.'Language is a political issue, and slovenly use of language and cliches make it easier for those in power to ...Show more

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9780141393063

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

Politics and the English Language

Format

Paperback

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