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As the first systematic study of reputation as a literary and sociological issue, this volume explores how George Orwell's tremendous reputation was made and maintained. John Rodden breaks new ground on a host of topics connected with the phenomenon of fame, including literary heroism, intellectual role-modeling, political grave-robbing, and literary canon-formation. Through this fascinating account of the posthumous history of the best-selling political writer of the century, Rodden has, in a sense, invented a new way of ...

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The Politics of Literary Reputation: The Making and Claiming of 'St. George' Orwell 1991, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780195067118

Trade paperback

The Politics of Literary Reputation: The Making and Claiming of 'St. George' Orwell 1989, Oxford University Press, USA, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780195039542

Hardcover