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Explore the profound insights of George Orwell's 'Politics and the English Language', a must-read essay for anyone interested in the intersection of language and politics. This brain-stirring work underscores the critical impact that clear and precise language has on our political discourse. Orwell astutely critiques the tendency of political language to devolve into vague phrases and tired metaphors, ultimately leading to a dangerous debasement of politics. His arguments remain strikingly relevant today, providing a timeless lens through which to examine modern political communication.
Originally published in 1946, this brand new edition from Bodleian Library Publishing (ISBN: 9781851246021) allows contemporary readers to engage with Orwell’s seminal ideas. The essay touches on the essential need for clarity in writing, arguing that when we lose precision, our ability to think critically is jeopardized. The book prepares readers to navigate today’s political landscape, filled with euphemisms and duplicity that Orwell so masterfully critiqued.
With free shipping on this item, it’s an ideal addition to your collection or a thoughtful gift for the politically engaged reader in your life. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Note that once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Embrace the power of language and elevate your understanding of political issues with this essential text. Order your copy of 'Politics and the English Language' today.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781851246021
Year: 2022
Publisher: Bodleian Library Publishing
Description:
George Orwell's essay examines the power of language to shape political ideas. It is about the importance of writing concisely, clearly and precisely and the dangers to our ability to think when language, especially political language, is obscured by vague, cliched phrases and hackneyed metaphors. In it, he argues that when political discourse trades clarity and precision for stock phrases, the debasement of politics follows.
First published in Horizon in 1946, Orwell's essay was soon recognised as an important text, circulated by newspaper editors to their journalists and reprinted in magazines and anthologies of contemporary writing. It continues to be relevant to our own age.
'To read a speech by a contemporary politician, an article in a broadsheet newspaper or a communication from a government department is to be plunged straightaway into a landscape where the euphemisms, wool-pulling and downright duplicity that Orwell complained about back in 1946 are all going strong.' — D.J. Taylor
Originally published in 1946, this brand new edition from Bodleian Library Publishing (ISBN: 9781851246021) allows contemporary readers to engage with Orwell’s seminal ideas. The essay touches on the essential need for clarity in writing, arguing that when we lose precision, our ability to think critically is jeopardized. The book prepares readers to navigate today’s political landscape, filled with euphemisms and duplicity that Orwell so masterfully critiqued.
With free shipping on this item, it’s an ideal addition to your collection or a thoughtful gift for the politically engaged reader in your life. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Note that once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Embrace the power of language and elevate your understanding of political issues with this essential text. Order your copy of 'Politics and the English Language' today.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781851246021
Year: 2022
Publisher: Bodleian Library Publishing
Description:
George Orwell's essay examines the power of language to shape political ideas. It is about the importance of writing concisely, clearly and precisely and the dangers to our ability to think when language, especially political language, is obscured by vague, cliched phrases and hackneyed metaphors. In it, he argues that when political discourse trades clarity and precision for stock phrases, the debasement of politics follows.
First published in Horizon in 1946, Orwell's essay was soon recognised as an important text, circulated by newspaper editors to their journalists and reprinted in magazines and anthologies of contemporary writing. It continues to be relevant to our own age.
'To read a speech by a contemporary politician, an article in a broadsheet newspaper or a communication from a government department is to be plunged straightaway into a landscape where the euphemisms, wool-pulling and downright duplicity that Orwell complained about back in 1946 are all going strong.' — D.J. Taylor