Shooting an Elephant and other essays by George Orwell discussion

Meetup: History of Ideas Discussion Group Cork

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George Orwell was one of the most celebrated essayists in the English language, and there are quite a few of his essays which are probably better known than any of his other writings apart from Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. 'Shooting an Elephant' is Orwell's searing and painfully honest account of his experience as a police officer in imperial Burma; killing an escaped elephant in front of a crowd "solely to avoid looking a fool". Displaying an almost unrivalled mastery of English plain prose, Orwell's essays created a unique literary manner from the process of thinking aloud and continue to challenge, move and entertain. For this discussion, we will focus on his essays 'Shooting an Elephant', 'A Hanging', 'Politics and the English Languges', and 'Notes on Nationalism'. Texts... Shooting An Elephant Text Audio A Hanging Text Audio Politics and the English Language Text Audio Notes on Nationalism Text Audio Video... Then & Now: Orwell in Burma: A Hanging and Shooting an Elephant Podcasts... The History of Literature: George Orwell The Great Stories: Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell The Partially Examined Life: Orwell on Totalitarianism and Language (Part One) The Partially Examined Life: Orwell on Totalitarianism and Language (Part Two)