George Orwell and Religion

By Michael G. Brennan

Book Overview

In his attitude toward religion, George Orwell has been characterised in various terms: as an agnostic, humanist, secular saint or even Christian atheist. Drawing on the full range of his public and private writings - from major works such as Keep the Aspidistra Flying, 1984 and Down and Out in Paris and London to his shorter journalism and private letters and journals - George Orwell and Religion is a major reassessment of Orwell's life-long engagement with religion. Exploring Orwell's life and work, Michael Brennan illuminates for the first time how this profound engagement with religion informed the intensely humanitarian spirit of his writings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147253073X
• ISBN13: 9781472530738
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"