Why Orwell Is the Supreme Mediocrity
A weekly reflection on a topical issue. Will Self takes on one of the nation's best-loved figures, George Orwell, and braces himself for the backlash!
Will Self takes on one of the nation's best loved figures, George Orwell.....and braces himself for the backlash! "Not Orwell, surely!" he hears the listeners cry.
He uses Orwell's essay "Politics and the English Language" to make his point. This - he says - is often seen as "a principled assault upon all the jargon, obfuscation, and pretentiously Frenchified folderol that deforms our noble tongue". That - in Self's view - couldn't be farther from the truth.
Describing Orwell as a "Supreme Mediocrity", Self gets to work.....
Producer: Adele Armstrong.
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A Point of View: Why Orwell was a literary mediocrity
George Orwell was a literary mediocrity and his views on the importance of plain writing are plain wrong, argues writer Will Self.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Will Self |
| Producer | Adele Armstrong |
Broadcasts
- Fri 29 Aug 2014 20:50±«Óãtv Radio 4
- Sun 31 Aug 2014 08:48±«Óãtv Radio 4
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A Point of View
A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
