George Orwell and Religion |
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Author:
| Brennan, Michael G. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4725-3073-8 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2016 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $36.95USD $36.95 |
Book Description:
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In his attitude toward religion, George Orwell has been characterised in various terms: as an agnostic, humanist, secular saint or even Christian atheist. Drawing on the full range of his public and private writings - from major works such as
Keep the Aspidistra Flying,
1984 and
Down and Out in Paris and London to his shorter journalism and private letters and journals -
George Orwell and Religion is a major reassessment of Orwell's life-long engagement with...
More DescriptionIn his attitude toward religion, George Orwell has been characterised in various terms: as an agnostic, humanist, secular saint or even Christian atheist. Drawing on the full range of his public and private writings - from major works such as Keep the Aspidistra Flying, 1984 and Down and Out in Paris and London to his shorter journalism and private letters and journals - George Orwell and Religion is a major reassessment of Orwell's life-long engagement with religion. Exploring Orwell's life and work, Michael Brennan illuminates for the first time how this profound engagement with religion informed the intensely humanitarian spirit of his writings.