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On George Orwell’s Literary Viewpoint

Posted on:2017-03-27Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X ZouFull Text:PDF
GTID:2295330485965473Subject:Chinese Language and Literature
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George Orwell is the 20 th Century famous writer, published "1984" and "Animal Farm" two political novels in English literature that made him a classic writer. In academia, his political thinking has been great concern, but at present, the research about his literature view, has not been enough attention.In Orwell’s view, literature is a writing activity that comprising political purpose and artistic purpose. Orwell give deep contemplation to politics, he gives writing to expose the dark side of politics, indicate the dangers of political, advocate concept of socialist tasks, and his intellectual conscience of writing, In order to "Orwellian" the realization of social ideals: justice and freedom. The Literature under the Orwell’s horizon has the right to speak the truth, affects the Orwell form a glazing aesthetics,namely a documentary-like realism. This literature style went through the sublimation after Orwell’s political ideas mature, In the early, with the simple and unadorned style of literary creation and the pursuit of the overall realism; at a later stage, strengthen the pursuit of fable style, by writers of fiction and imagination, emphasizing the details and the concept of realism.As a world reputation of a British writer, explore Orwell literature for formed, it is necessary to comb the ideological tradition and literary tradition of the impact of Orwell. Orwell’s text, criticism for the bourgeoisie and show sympathy for proletariat,and the pursuit of a democratic society, can be observed the traces of Fabian’s influence; at the same time, at the same time, because good at absorbing the British tradition of critical realism and satire tradition, Orwell work often by the tragedy of the individual against authoritarian towards failure to carry out political satire.Orwell’s literary view prompted him to expand on the science fiction novel combination of style and allegorical contribution, at the same time, his novel is utopia novel rich supplementary enemy. However, he focused on political proposition,political tendency was too obvious, makes it hard for Orwell’s literary thoughts and literature practice, details of the literary creation also shows the drawbacks that the mind is greater than the image in the Orwell works.
Keywords/Search Tags:George Orwell, literary viewpoint, literary style, literary essence
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