To what extent can we call George Orwell a philosopher ? From individual forgetting (that of Winston Smith) in 1984 to collective memory loss (the population of Oceania), should we consider forgetting as a simple memory dysfunction or rather the sign of a veritable passion for ignorance ?
CLIL theme: 4028 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes de littérature comparée
ISBN:978-2-8124-3673-4
EAN:9782812436734
ISSN: 2286-136X
DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-8124-3673-4.p.0227
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 03-02-2015
Periodicity: Biannual
Language: French
Keyword: Literature and philosophy, dystopia, misanthropy, George Orwell, misology