Political Fictions

First published in 1980, Political Fictions is a work of literary criticism with emphasis on the specific handling of literary forms. Wilding has selected six such writers: Mark Twain, William Morris, Jack London, D.H. Lawrence, Arthur Koestler, and George Orwell.

List of contents

Note on References Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The False Freedoms of Huckleberry Finn 2. News from Nowhere 3. The Iron Heel 4. The Rainbow: 'Smashing the Great Machine' 5. Kangaroo: 'A New Show' 6. Darkness at Noon 7. Nineteen Eighty-Four: Rewriting the Future Bibliography Index

About the author

Michael Wilding

Summary

First published in 1980, Political Fictions is a work of literary criticism with emphasis on the specific handling of literary forms. Wilding has selected six such writers: Mark Twain, William Morris, Jack London, D.H. Lawrence, Arthur Koestler, and George Orwell.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Wilding
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2024
• EAN: 9781032700564
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3270056-4
• No. of pages: 276
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Politics & government, Politics and government, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form