Orwell, Literature and Politics, Then and Now: A Symposium

Considered by many as one of the finest writers in the English language, Orwell is perhaps best known for his two brilliant and sharply satirical books, Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, which express his life-long hatred for the effects of political and social orthodoxies of all kinds. Join a panel of distinguished Orwell experts who will mark the centennial of Orwell's birth by considering his contribution as a writer and as an incisive analyst of the modern political state. More than 50 years after his death, his thoughts may be more important than ever.

Co-sponsored by the Departments of History and English, the Stanford Humanities Center, and Associates of the Stanford University Library