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Orwell and Henry Miller
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Abstract
This chapter explores the conflicted relationship in print between Orwell and Henry Miller. It starts by examining the ways in which Miller is mostly remembered today, through Orwell’s reviews of his work and by his inclusion in Inside the Whale (1940). Orwell’s apparent support for Miller’s writing, especially Tropic of Cancer (1934), is contrasted with his overtly negative response to Miller’s later work and his personal attacks upon Miller’s apolitical stance during the Second World War. This chapter argues that Orwell’s reaction to Miller is more often a process through which he probes the limits of his own writing and politics rather than a meaningful engagement with Miller.
Title: Orwell and Henry Miller
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Abstract
This chapter explores the conflicted relationship in print between Orwell and Henry Miller.
It starts by examining the ways in which Miller is mostly remembered today, through Orwell’s reviews of his work and by his inclusion in Inside the Whale (1940).
Orwell’s apparent support for Miller’s writing, especially Tropic of Cancer (1934), is contrasted with his overtly negative response to Miller’s later work and his personal attacks upon Miller’s apolitical stance during the Second World War.
This chapter argues that Orwell’s reaction to Miller is more often a process through which he probes the limits of his own writing and politics rather than a meaningful engagement with Miller.
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