I was inspired by Teds answer and some of his other references to read notes on nationalism, and of course, the reading of Orwell's essays and books. read more
Not to sully Orwells fastidious takes on British overanalysis, but the news leaves little in its wake here: George Orwell’s ‘1984’ Is Suddenly a Best-Seller . Orwell is concrete. He says, The whole tendency of modern prose is away from concreteness. read more