Libro Keep the Aspidistra Flying (Oxford World'S Classics) De George Orwell

portada Keep the Aspidistra Flying (Oxford World'S Classics)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Oup Oxford

Autor

George Orwell

Año

2021

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

272

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN13

9780198858317

Categorías

Historia y crítica literaria
Folclore, mitos y leyendas

Keep the Aspidistra Flying (Oxford World'S Classics)

George Orwell (Autor) · Oup Oxford · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "Keep the Aspidistra Flying (Oxford World'S Classics)"

"Money is what God used to be. Good and evil have no meaning any longer except failure and success." Disgusted by society's materialism, Gordon Comstock leaves his job in advertising to pursue an ill-fated career as a poet. In his race to the bottom, only Rosemary, his long-suffering girlfriend, challenges Gordon's self-destructive course. The novel contains the most sustained reflections on the role of the author and the artistic imagination anywhere in Orwell's fiction, as the book's protagonist struggles (and ultimately fails) to reconcile his romantic-aestheticist sensibilities with the pressures of the literary marketplace and with social expectations. Completed while Orwell travelled north to work on The Road to Wigan Pier, this novel is a key transitional text in his career. Offering a powerful portrayal of the emotional toll of precarity and the desire to break with capitalism, Keep the Aspidistra Flying is a significant work of mid-century British fiction but it also speaks to our own time. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.