Politics and the English Language

George Orwell

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Penguin Classics
11 February 2013

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary essays

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

'The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's reals and one's declared aims, one turns as it were instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish squirting out ink. In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics'. All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia. When the general atmosphere is bad, language must suffer.'

By: George Orwell
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 284
Dimensions: Height: 182mm, Width: 111mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 24g
ISBN: 9780141393063
ISBN 10: 0141393068
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 11 February 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

George Orwell (1903-1950) served with the Imperial Police in Burma, fought with the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, and was a member of the Home Guard and a writer for the BBC during World War II. He is the author of some of the most celebrated works of non-fiction and fiction in the English language.