George+Orwell


 * George Orwell's //Nineteen Eighty Four// **


 * What is the historical context of Orwell's 1984? **

1. What were some of the events, trends, and concerns in Western Europe in 1948-1949 when the book was published?

2. How did the events of the early 20th century influence this novel? Think about WWI, The Great Depression, Joseph Stalin, the Spanish  Civil War, WWII, and the beginning of the nuclear era

**Primary Sources **

[|Orwell, George. “Why I Write.” //Gangrel// 4:Summer (1946). //Charles’ Orwell Links//. Orewllweb.com. 1995-2015. Web. 21 Jan. 2015.]

[|“George Orwell’s Letter on Why He Wrote ‘1984’.” George Orwell: A Life in Letters. Ed. Peter Davison. New York:Liveright, 2013. //The Daily Beast//. 08 Dec. 2013. Web. 21 Jan. 2015.]

**Encyclopedias ** World Book Online provides great easy summaries to major world events (e.g. Spanish Civil War) "George Orwell." Encyclopedia Britannica

**Video Clips ** [|How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love Big Brother]Satirical video summary of the book. Schmoop SchoolTube

[|1984 60 Second Recap]Engaging 60 second clips on theme, character, symbol, video book trailer style

A Summary of George Orwell’s 1984This 7.36 minute Sparknotes cartoon animation is a quick and easy synopsis, analysis, and discussion of major characters and themes in the novel 1984.

How the NSA Betrayed the World's Trust-- Time to Act. In this 20 minute TED Talk, computer security expert Mikko Hypponen says "George Orwell was an optimist in 1984." We live in a world of blanket surveillance that is far greater than any of us know. Provides excellent modern context to the novel.

**Book Chapters **

Meyers, Jeffrey. //A Reader’s Guide to George Orwell.// London: Thames and Hudson, 1975.

Ross, John J. //Shakespeare's Tremor and Orwell's Cough: The Medical Lives of Great Writers//. New York: St. Martin's, 2012. Print.

**Articles in Journals: Linked **

Hester, Erwin. "Women in 1984." //PMLA// 98.2 (1983): 256-58. //JSTOR//. Web. 23 Jan. 2015.

[|Delany, Paul. "Orwell On Jura: Locating "Nineteen Eighty-Four." //Letters in Canada// 80.1 (2011): 78. //Advanced Placement Source//. Web. 21 Jan. 2015.]

Hester, Erwin. "Women in 1984." //PMLA// 98.2 (1983): 256-58. //JSTOR//. Web. 23 Jan. 2015.

Hitchens, Christopher. "The Importance of Orwell." Vanity Fair. N.p., Aug. 2012. Web. 29 Apr. 2014.

[|Phillips, Lawrence. "Sex, Violence and Concrete: The Post-war Dystopian Vision of London in "Nineteen Eighty-Four"" //Critical Survey// 20.1, Contemporary Fiction (2008): 69-79. //JSTOR//. Web. 23 Jan. 2015.]

[|Ross, John. “Tuberculosis, Bronchiectasis, and Infertility: What Ailed George Orwell?” //Clinical Infectious Disease.// 41:11(1Dec. 2005), pp. 1599-1603. JSTOR. Web. 21 Jan. 2015.]

Topp, Sylvia. "In Search of Orwell's Scottish Retreat: You Can't Get to Barnhill from Here." //The North American Review// 279.2 (1994): 11-13. //JSTOR//. Web. 23 Jan. 2015.

Articles in Journals: Go to databases to access.

Sollers, Philippe. "George Orwell: Leftward All!" Queen's Quarterly 117.1 (2010): 34+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 14 Apr. 2014.

[|Wheatcroft, Geoffrey. "Why Orwell Endures." The New York Times Book Review 14 Feb. 2010: 27(L). Literature Resource Center. Web. 14 Apr. 2014].


 * Website Links **

[|Brown, Annie. "George Orwell's Son Revisits Jura 65 Years after His Father Crafted the Literary Classic 1984 on the Island." //Dailyrecord//. Daily Record and Sunday Mail., 07 June 2014. Web. 21 Jan. 2015]. Good for biography

Charles' George Orwell Links. This excellent website is a huge collection of primary sources, articles, and links compiled by an Orwell fan. Use the template below to cite the sources you find there.

[|"Review of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four."][|//New York Times Book Review,//][| 12 June 1949.][|//Charles’ Orwell Links//]<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[|. Orewllweb.com. 1995-2015. Web. 21 Jan. 2015.]

<span class="wiki_link_ext">Gutierrez-Folch, Anita. "Happy Birthday, George Orwell, Author of "1984." //<span class="wiki_link_ext">Finding Dulcinea //<span class="wiki_link_ext">, 25 June 2009. Web. 29 Apr. 2014.

Try Advanced Placement, JSTOR, MAS Ultra, or Literature Resource Center and Webpath Express for vetted websites. If you find something really good, please forward it to Ms McComb so it can be linked.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Databases and Search Engines for further exploring **