George Orwell's Animal Farm

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Harold Bloom
Infobase Publishing, 2006 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 101 pages
In a single, enlightening volume, Animal Farm presents a helpful literary guide to one of George Orwell's most famous literary works. Tracing the rise of Napoleon as the leader of the barnyard animals over humans to ruling dictator of the farmyard community, this classic satiric fable serves as a warning to all societies as it depicts the slide from revolution to totalitarianism. Coverage includes:.:.; An introduction by renowned critic Harold Bloom considers the significanceof Animal Farm.; A brief biographical sketch offers insight into Orwell's life.; "The Story Behind the Story" details the circumstances surrounding the inception and development of the work.; A summary with analysis review explains key points of the work.; Selections from critical essays written by leading scholars provide accessible explorations of the work.; Annotated bibliographies direct readers to additional materials on the subject and explain the importance of each.
 

Contents

Introduction
7
Biographical Sketch
9
The Story Behind the Story
14
List of Characters
17
Summary and Analysis
20
Critical Views
34
Works by George Orwell
86
Annotated Bibliography
87
Contributors
91
Acknowledgments
94
Index
97
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Harold Bloom was born on July 11, 1930 in New York City. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Cornell in 1951 and his Doctorate from Yale in 1955. After graduating from Yale, Bloom remained there as a teacher, and was made Sterling Professor of Humanities in 1983. Bloom's theories have changed the way that critics think of literary tradition and has also focused his attentions on history and the Bible. He has written over twenty books and edited countless others. He is one of the most famous critics in the world and considered an expert in many fields. In 2010 he became a founding patron of Ralston College, a new institution in Savannah, Georgia, that focuses on primary texts. His works include Fallen Angels, Till I End My Song: A Gathering of Last Poems, Anatomy of Influence: Literature as a Way of Life and The Shadow of a Great Rock: A Literary Appreciation of The King James Bible. Harold Bloom passed away on October 14, 2019 in New Haven, at the age of 89.