George Orwell's Animal Farm / edited & with an introduction by Harold Bloom.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bloom, Harold.

Series:

Bloom's guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orwell, George, 1903-1950. Animal farm.

Orwell, George.

Animals in literature.

Social problems in literature.

Political fiction, English--History and criticism.

Political fiction, English.

Satire, English--History and criticism.

Satire, English.

Fables, English--History and criticism.

Fables, English.

Physical Description:

101 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Animal Farm

Place of Publication:

New York : Chelsea House Publishers, [2006]

Summary:

Edited and introduced by Yale University professor and distinguished literary critic Harold Bloom, Bloom's Guides is a collection of comprehensive study guides for both students and adults. Emphasizing summary and analysis, these guides are designed to provide the necessary materials with which readers can gain a better understanding of the most widely read works in Western literature.

Essential for any student of literature looking to enhance his or her reading experience, Bloom's Guides are highly useful for test preparation, independent scholarship, or book group discussions.

Contents:

The Story Behind the Story 14

Critical Views 34

Edward Crankshaw on Orwell and Communism 34

Matthew Hodgart on Animal Farm as Satire, Fable, and Allegory 37

Raymond Williams on the Struggle between Animals and Humans 39

Graham Greene on Literary Responsibility During Wartime 42

Kingsley Martin on Orwell's Cynicism and Benjamin 44

Cyril Connolly on the Betrayal of the Russian Revolution 46

Isaac Rosenfeld on the "Point" of Animal Farm 48

Edmund Wilson on the Effectiveness of the Animal Fable 51

Northrop Frye on the Success and Failure of Animal Farm's Various Satires 52

Robert Pearce on Orwell and Tolstoy 55

C. Fleay and M.L. Sanders on George Orwell and Propaganda 58

Anthony Kearney on the Meaning of Equality 63

Michael Peters on Animal Farm 50 Years Later 66

V.C. Letemendia on the Wider Implications of Animal Farm 69

Ricardo Quintana on Orwell and Satire 73

Stephen Sedley on Politics and the Success of Animal Farm 76

Patrick Reilly on Mitigating Horror Through Fable 79

Christopher Hollis on Animal Farm's Literary Merit 83.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-90) and index.

ISBN:

079108583X

OCLC:

62782240