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George Orwell it "Nineteen Eighty-Four": The Man and the Book. A Conference at the Library of Congress, April 30 and May 1, 1984. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. ISBN-0-8444-0487-K 85

150p.; Conference presented under the auspices of the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund. Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Collected Works - Conference Proceedings (021) -Viewpoints (120)

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MF01/PC06 Plus Postage. *Authors; Futures of Society); Literary Criticism; *Novels; *Twentieth Century Literature 1930s; *1984 (Title); *Orwell (George)

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Proceedings of a conference of international Orwell experts gathered at the Library of Congress are presented in this collection. The collection is divi&ao into four sections, corresponding with the four conference sessions: "What Orwell Really Wrote"; "Orwell: The Man"; "'Nineteen Eighty-Four': The Book"; and "'Nineteen Eighty-Four': Its Meaning in 1984." Summaries cf the subsequent floor discussions are included at the end of each section. The papers presented and their authors are as follows: (1) "What Orwell Really Wrote" (Peter Davison); (2) "Orwell the Man" (Jenni Calder); (3) "The Englishness of George Orwell" (Peter Stansky); (4) "'Nineteen Eighty-Four': Politics and Fable" (Denis Donoghue); (5) "'Not One of Us': George Orwell Lod 'Nineteen Eighty - Four'" (Alfred Kazin); (6) "'Nineteen Eighty-Four': A Novel of the 1930s" (Jeffrey Meyers); (7) "The Reception of 'Nineteen Eighty-wour" (Bernard Crick); and (8) "Orwell's Legacy" (Nathan A. Scott, Jr.). (HTB)

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George well

& Nineteen Eighty-Four

The Man and the Book

A Conference at t'ie Library of Congress April 30 and May 1, 1984

Presented under the auspices of the Gertrude Clarke Vaitta 11 Poetry and Literature Fund

Library of Congress Washington 1985

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Main entry under title:

George Orwell & Nineteen eighty-four.

Bibliography: p. Supt. of Does. no.: LC 1.2:00 I. Orwell, George, 1903-1950. Nineteen eightyfour Congresses. I. Gertrude Clarke Whitten Poetry and Literature Fund. U. Title: George Orwell and Nineteen eighty-four. PR6029.R8N5 1985 823'.912 84-600333 ISBN 0-8444-0487-X

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402

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The Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund

The Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund was established in the Library of C011geSS in December 1950, through the generosity of Mrs. Gertrude Clarke Whittall, in order to create a center in this country for the development and encouragement of poetry, drama, and literature. Mrs. Whittall's earlier benefactions include the presentation to the Library of a number of important literary manuscripts, a gift of five magnificent Stradivari instruments, the endowment of an annual series of concerts of chamber music, and the formation of a collection of music manuscripts that has no parallel in the Western Hemisphere.

The Poetry and Literature Fund allows the Library to offer poetry readings, lectures, conferences, and dramatic performances. The proceedings of this conference are published by the Library to reach a wider audience and as a contribution to literary history and criticism.

Contents

Preface

vii

List of Conference Speakers

viii

Introduction

1

Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Mott

3

Peter Davison, "What Orwell Really Wrote" 5

Discussion 19

George Orwell: The Man

23

Jenni Calder, "Orwell the Man" 25

Peter Stansky, "The Englishness

of George Orwell" 39

Discussion 50

Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Book

55

Denis Donoghue, "Nineteen Eighty-Four:

Politics and Fable" 57

Alfred Kazin, " 'Not One of Us':

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty -Four" 70

Jeffrey Meyers, "Nine teer Eighty-Four:

A Novel of the 1930s" 79

Discussion 89

Nineteen Eighty-Four: Its Meaning Tbday

95

Bernard Crick, "The Reception of

Nineteen Eighty- Four" 97

Nathan A. Scott, Jr., "Orwell's Legacy" 104

Discussion 115

Bibliography: A Selected List of References

121

Marguerite D. Bloxom

v

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