'England, Your England', George Orwell and Brexit

Rodger, Johnny

'England, Your England', George Orwell and Brexit

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Rodger, Johnny (2019) 'England, Your England', George Orwell and Brexit. The Drouth (61). ISSN 1474-6190
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Creators/Authors:

Rodger, Johnny

Abstract:

Anne Widdecombe's 'salves' speech to the EU parliament in summer 2019 is occasion to turn to George Orwell to see clearer historical and cultural contexts for Brexit. Orwell's writings were published largely in the 30s and 40s, a period before the idea of the Common Market was even a twinkle in the eye of General de Gaulle.
If the split in the 2016 referendum vote represents something of the schizophrenic character of the English population, then Orwell does not so much ‘embody’ that dualism as project himself wholeheartedly into it.

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Uncontrolled Keywords:

Orwell, England, Widdecombe, Brexit

School/Academic Area:

Mackintosh School of Architecture

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14 October 2019

Published Online

25 July 2019

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Published

Funders:

Creative Scotland

Output Type:

Article

Output ID:

7147

Date Deposited:

11 Feb 2020 11:18

Last Modified:

11 Feb 2020 11:18

Deposited By:

Johnny Rodger

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