Animal Farm Βιβλία Λογοτεχνία Παγκόσμια

With An Introduction And Notes By Dr Andrew Palmer Principal Lecturer In Modern Literature Canterbury Christ Church University All Animals Are Equal But Some More Than Others 1943 There Was Urgent Need For Animal Farm The Soviet Union Had Become Britain’s Ally War Against Nazi Germany Criticism Of Stalin’s Brutal Regime Either Censored Or Discouraged Any Case Many Intellectuals On Left Still Celebrated Claiming That Terrors Its Show Trials Summary Executions Secret Police Were Exaggerated Necessary To Orwell Stalin Always A “Disgusting Murderer” He Wanted Remind People This Fact Powerful Memorable Way How Do It? Political Essay Would Never Reach Wide Enough Audience Traditional Novel Take Too Long Write Hit Inspired Idea Combining Moralism ‘Beast Fable’ Satire Gulliver’s Travels Group Farmyard Led Pigs Overthrow Their Human Masters Revolution Is High Ideals: Will Be Run Interests No Slaughtering Plenty Food Comfort Retirement When Napoleon Pig Takes Command Quickly Corrupts Principles Creating New Tyranny Worse Old Wrote Middle Second World At First Publishers Touch It Finally Published August 1945 Once Over Little Book Became Seminal Text Emerging ‘Cold War’ (A Phrase Himself Coined) Also Site Conflict Itself Suffering Various Attempts Subvert Change Meaning Today Remains Fable About Nature Corruption Which Applies Ages