Annotated Bibliography On Animal Farm
ANIMAL FARM—A Preliminary Bibliography
Boos, Florence, and William Boos. "Orwell 's Morris And "Old Major 's" Dream." English Studies 71.4 (1990): 361-371. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.
Compares and contrasts the political literature of nineteenth century writer William Morris and twentieth century writer Eric Blair/George Orwell. Morris wrote essays, journalism and poetry, including: "News from Nowhere" and "The Earthly Paradise"; George Orwell 's novels: "Animal Farm" and "1984"; Morris leaned more towards "socialism"; Orwell as the classic satirist; More.
Dwan, David. "Orwell 's Paradox: Equality In Animal Farm." Elh 79.3 (2012): 655-683. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.
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This article shows how fictional rhetorical strategies inevitably led to a pessimistic conclusion contradicting Orwell 's own political actions and opinions during the period 1936-46, and attributes that contradiction to the effect of Orwell 's chosen literary genre, combining elements of the fable and fairy tales. The subtitle, 'A Fairy Story ', indicates a neglected aspect of Animal Farm-literary parody of the 'proletarian ' fairy tale that thrived in the 1920s and 1930s. A rare example of such a tale from the 1930s is quoted as an archetype of the politicized children 's stories Orwell may have been parodying: it displays striking rhetorical and structural parallels with Animal Farm. The appealing form of such stories, adopted by Orwell, interfered with the full and accurate expression of his political thought. Animal Farm owes both its power and its ambiguity to the force and autonomy of literature itself, today menaced more than ever by the 'gramophone mind ' Orwell …show more content…
"Revolution on Animal Farm." Journal of Modern Literature 18.1 (1992): 127. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.
Analyzes revolutionary allegories in the novel `Animal Farm, ' by George Orwell. Betrayal of socialist ideals by the Soviet regime; Despair and pessimism of the tale; Dimension of democracy in the proletarian struggle; Alternatives to capitalism and dictatorship.
McHugh, Susan. “Animal Farm’s Lessons for Literary (and) Animal Studies.” Humanimalia: a journal of human/animal interface studies Vol 1, No 1 (September 2009), 24-39.
Miller, Stephen. "Orwell Once More." Sewanee Review 112.4 (2004): 595-618. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Nov.
Boos, Florence, and William Boos. "Orwell 's Morris And "Old Major 's" Dream." English Studies 71.4 (1990): 361-371. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.
Compares and contrasts the political literature of nineteenth century writer William Morris and twentieth century writer Eric Blair/George Orwell. Morris wrote essays, journalism and poetry, including: "News from Nowhere" and "The Earthly Paradise"; George Orwell 's novels: "Animal Farm" and "1984"; Morris leaned more towards "socialism"; Orwell as the classic satirist; More.
Dwan, David. "Orwell 's Paradox: Equality In Animal Farm." Elh 79.3 (2012): 655-683. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.
The article offers a literary …show more content…
This article shows how fictional rhetorical strategies inevitably led to a pessimistic conclusion contradicting Orwell 's own political actions and opinions during the period 1936-46, and attributes that contradiction to the effect of Orwell 's chosen literary genre, combining elements of the fable and fairy tales. The subtitle, 'A Fairy Story ', indicates a neglected aspect of Animal Farm-literary parody of the 'proletarian ' fairy tale that thrived in the 1920s and 1930s. A rare example of such a tale from the 1930s is quoted as an archetype of the politicized children 's stories Orwell may have been parodying: it displays striking rhetorical and structural parallels with Animal Farm. The appealing form of such stories, adopted by Orwell, interfered with the full and accurate expression of his political thought. Animal Farm owes both its power and its ambiguity to the force and autonomy of literature itself, today menaced more than ever by the 'gramophone mind ' Orwell …show more content…
"Revolution on Animal Farm." Journal of Modern Literature 18.1 (1992): 127. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.
Analyzes revolutionary allegories in the novel `Animal Farm, ' by George Orwell. Betrayal of socialist ideals by the Soviet regime; Despair and pessimism of the tale; Dimension of democracy in the proletarian struggle; Alternatives to capitalism and dictatorship.
McHugh, Susan. “Animal Farm’s Lessons for Literary (and) Animal Studies.” Humanimalia: a journal of human/animal interface studies Vol 1, No 1 (September 2009), 24-39.
Miller, Stephen. "Orwell Once More." Sewanee Review 112.4 (2004): 595-618. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Nov.