Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - Adaptations
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Films. Nineteen Eighty-Four has been made into a cinema film twice — in 1956 and in 1984. The 1984 cinematic f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - Adaptations
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Films. Nineteen Eighty-Four has been made into a cinema film twice — in 1956 and in 1984. The 1984 cinematic f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - Adaptations
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Films. Nineteen Eighty-Four has been made into a cinema film twice — in 1956 and in 1984. The 1984 cinematic f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - The World Of Nineteen Eighty-four
The novel focuses upon one man named Winston Smith who stands, seemingly alone, against the corrupted reality of his world: hence its ori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - The World Of Nineteen Eighty-four
The novel focuses upon one man named Winston Smith who stands, seemingly alone, against the corrupted reality of his world: hence its ori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - The World Of Nineteen Eighty-four
The novel focuses upon one man named Winston Smith who stands, seemingly alone, against the corrupted reality of his world: hence its ori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brave New World: Encyclopedia - Brave New World
Brave New World is a 1932 dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley, set in London in the 26th century. The novel anticipates developments in repr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unperson: Encyclopedia - Unperson
From George Orwell's book Nineteen Eighty-Four, "unperson" is the newspeak term for a person who has been not only killed by the state, b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yevgeny Zamyatin: Encyclopedia - Yevgeny Zamyatin
Yevgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin (Евге́ний Ива́нович Замя́тин sometimes translated into English as Eugene Zamyatin) (F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Clockwork Orange: Encyclopedia - A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange is a science fiction 1962 novel by Anthony Burgess, and forms the basis for the 1971 film adaptation by Stanley Kubric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Big Brother Tv Series: Encyclopedia - Big Brother Tv Series
Big Brother is a popular reality television format, where, over 15 weeks or so, a number of contestants (typically 12) try to avoid perio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asch Conformity Experiments: Encyclopedia - Asch Conformity Experiments
The Asch conformity experiments were a series of studies that starkly demonstrated the power of conformity in groups. Experimenters led b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continental Trading Bloc: Encyclopedia - Continental Trading Bloc
A continental trading bloc refers to the NAFTA, EU, and other such "free trade zones" based around continental boundaries. In east Asia, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four Tv Programme: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four Tv Programme - Production
Until the early 1960s, the vast majority of the BBC's television output was then performed live. Nonetheless, there was a certain degree ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four Tv Programme: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four Tv Programme - Reaction
The play provoked something of an upset. There were complaints both about the "horrific" content (particularly the infamous Room 101 scen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fatherland Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - Fatherland Novel - Parallels With Nineteen Eighty-four
Fatherland contains many similarities with George Orwell's classic dystopic novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. On a basic level, both novels are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four Tv Programme: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four Tv Programme - Background
George Orwell's novel was adapted for television by Nigel Kneale, one of the most successful television scriptwriters of the era. The pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Orwell: Encyclopedia Ii - George Orwell - The Road To Nineteen Eighty-four
Orwell returned from Europe in spring 1945, shortly after the death during an operation of his wife Eileen (with whom he had recently ado...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four Tv Programme: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four Tv Programme - Legacy
Although it is extremely fortunate that even the second performance survives in the archives from an era when little television was prese...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brave New World: Encyclopedia Ii - Brave New World - Comparison With Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four
Brave New World and George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four are both often used in political discussions of government actions perceiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four Tv Programme: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four Tv Programme - Contemporary Parodies
Spike Milligan wrote a parody of Nineteen Eighty-Four for The Goon Show entitled 1985, which first aired on January 4, 1955. The cast of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four Tv Programme: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four Tv Programme - Cast And Crew
The leading role of Winston Smith was taken by the young Peter Cushing, in one of his first major roles. Cartier cast him after having be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brave New World: Encyclopedia Ii - Brave New World - Comparison With Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four
Brave New World and George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four are both often used in political discussions of government actions perceiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Orwell: Encyclopedia Ii - George Orwell - Education
At the age of six, Blair was sent to a small Anglican parish school in Henley-on-Thames, which his sister had attended before him. He nev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suzanna Hamilton: Encyclopedia Ii - Suzanna Hamilton - Nineteen Eighty-four 1984
Suzanna Hamilton's next major screen appearance stands as her most well-known and accomplished motion picture performance. In 1984 (AKA N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Orwell: Encyclopedia Ii - George Orwell - Legacy
George Orwell - Work. During most of his career, Orwell was best known for his journalism, in essays, reviews, columns in newspapers an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Orwell: Encyclopedia Ii - George Orwell - The Road To Wigan Pier
In early 1936, Orwell was commissioned by Victor Gollancz of the Left Book Club to write an account of life in the depressed areas of nor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Orwell: Encyclopedia Ii - George Orwell - Political Views
Orwell's political views changed over time, but there can be no doubt that he was a man of the left throughout his life as a writer. His ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Orwell: Encyclopedia Ii - George Orwell - Burma And The Early Novels
After Blair finished his studies at Eton, his family could not pay for university and he had no prospect of a scholarship. So in 1922 he ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suzanna Hamilton: Encyclopedia Ii - Suzanna Hamilton - Film Appearances In The Late 1980s
Nineteen eighty-five proved to be a very active year for Suzanna Hamilton. She starred in British playwright David Hare's film, Wetherby,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Orwell: Encyclopedia Ii - George Orwell - The Second World War And Animal Farm
Back in Britain, Orwell supported himself by writing freelance reviews, mainly for the New English Weekly (until he broke with it over it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Orwell: Encyclopedia Ii - George Orwell - Burma And The Early Novels
After Blair finished his studies at Eton, his family could not pay for university and he had no prospect of a scholarship. So in 1922 he ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fatherland Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - Fatherland Novel - The World Of Fatherland
Fatherland novel - History. Throughout the novel, Harris gradually explains the historical development of the society. According to the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fatherland Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - Fatherland Novel - Plot
The story begins in Nazi Germany in April 1964, in the week leading up to Adolf Hitler's 75th birthday. The plot follows detective Xavier...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fatherland Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - Fatherland Novel - Characters
Fatherland novel - Fictional. Xavier March. A detective in the SS, March (nicknamed "Zavi" by his friends) is a 42-year-old divorcee l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suzanna Hamilton: Encyclopedia Ii - Suzanna Hamilton - Personal Quotes
About playing a doctor on Casualty: "I would like to have trained as a doctor, it's a completely different way of life from mine. I found...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suzanna Hamilton: Encyclopedia Ii - Suzanna Hamilton - Early Career
Suzanna Hamilton was discovered by filmmaker, Claude Whatham, at age 12 in a children's experimental theater in north London in the early...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suzanna Hamilton: Encyclopedia Ii - Suzanna Hamilton - Trivia
She is said to have a partner named Steve. She practices the Alexander Technique for relaxation and posture and uses Dr. Haushka skin pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brave New World: Encyclopedia Ii - Brave New World - Brave New World Revisited
Brave New World Revisited (Harper & Row, 1958, 1965), written by Huxley almost thirty years after Brave New World, was a non-fiction ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brave New World: Encyclopedia Ii - Brave New World - Synopsis
Brave New World - Introduction to The World State & Lenina and Bernard Chapters 1-6. The novel begins in London, in the "year of Ou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brave New World: Encyclopedia Ii - Brave New World - Brave New World Revisited
Brave New World Revisited (Harper & Row, 1958, 1965), written by Huxley almost thirty years after Brave New World, was a non-fiction ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suzanna Hamilton: Encyclopedia Ii - Suzanna Hamilton - Television Appearances And The 1990s
In 1986, Suzanna Hamilton starred, opposite Peter MacNicol, as a Cockney bride living with a 1940s Pennsylvania coal-mining family in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brave New World: Encyclopedia Ii - Brave New World - Characters
Brave New World - Of the Fordian society. Arch-Community Songster, a semi-religious figure based in Canterbury Assistant Director of P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brave New World: Encyclopedia Ii - Brave New World - Satire Of 1930s Society
As a method of underscoring similarities to his fictional dystopia and his own contemporary culture, Huxley incorporates several sly, sat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brave New World: Encyclopedia Ii - Brave New World - Synopsis
The novel begins in London, in the "year of Our Ford 632" (AD 2540 in the Gregorian Calendar). The entire planet is united as The World S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Panopticon: Encyclopedia Ii - Panopticon - Conceptual History
Bentham derived the idea from the plan of a Military School in Paris designed for easy supervision, itself conceived by his brother Samue...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brave New World: Encyclopedia Ii - Brave New World - Characters
Brave New World - Of The World State. Listed in order of appearance- Thomas, the Director of the Central London Hatchery and father of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brave New World: Encyclopedia Ii - Brave New World - Fordism And Society
The World State is built around the principles of Henry Ford, who has become a Messianic figure worshipped by society. The word lord has ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mass Surveillance: Encyclopedia Ii - Mass Surveillance - Involuntary Mass Surveillance
As a result of the digital revolution, many aspects of life are now captured and stored in digital form. Concern has been expressed that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brave New World: Encyclopedia Ii - Brave New World - Possible Symbolism
It has been discussed by several literary critics, and backed up by Aldous Huxley, that the book, while satirizing the development of soc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Damnatio Memoriae: Encyclopedia Ii - Damnatio Memoriae - Similar Practices In Other Societies
The cartouches of the heretical pharaoh Akhnaton were mutilated by his successors. Herostratus set fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brave New World: Encyclopedia Ii - Brave New World - The World State
Brave New World - History. The citizens of The World State use a calendar which takes the year 1908 as its starting point, as this was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Equilibrium 2002 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Equilibrium 2002 Film - Literary References
Equilibrium contains many references to similar works of dystopian fiction, most notably George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Aldous ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thoughtcrime: Encyclopedia Ii - Thoughtcrime - Thought Police
The Thought Police (thinkpol in Newspeak) was the secret police of the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four whose job it was to uncover and punish ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ok Computer: Encyclopedia Ii - Ok Computer - References To Other Works
It has been argued that the songs can be linked to characters and events in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (see External links). Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaos Computer Club: Encyclopedia Ii - Chaos Computer Club - History
The CCC was founded in Berlin on September 12, 1981 by Wau Holland and others in anticipation of the fact that information technology wou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thoughtcrime: Encyclopedia Ii - Thoughtcrime - Technology And Thoughtcrime
Just as technology played a significant part in the detection of thoughtcrime in Nineteen Eighty-Four — with the ubiquitous telescreens...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Media: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Media - Advertising
List of fictional media - Slogans. "A lawn savant, who'll lop a tree- no one beats Marquis de Sod!"- the jingle (to La Marseillaise) o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Quatermass Experiment: Encyclopedia Ii - The Quatermass Experiment - Cast And Crew
Nigel Kneale went on to become one of the most highly regarded scriptwriters in the history of British television following the success o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Erewhon: Encyclopedia Ii - Erewhon - Content
The greater part of the book consists of a description of Erewhon. The nature of this nation is clearly intended to be ambiguous. At firs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthem Novella: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthem Novella - Anthem And We
Anthem bears notable similarities to Yevgeny Zamyatin's novel We, which also influenced Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and George Orwell...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Closed-circuit Television: Encyclopedia Ii - Closed-circuit Television - Privacy
Opponents of CCTV point out the loss of privacy of the people under surveillance, and the negative impact of surveillance on civil libert...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Censorship: Encyclopedia Ii - Censorship - Implementation
Censorship is regarded among a majority of academics in the Western world as a typical feature of dictatorships and other authoritarian p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Censorship: Encyclopedia Ii - Censorship - Implementation
Censorship is regarded among a majority of academics in the Western world as a typical feature of dictatorships and other authoritarian p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nigel Kneale: Encyclopedia Ii - Nigel Kneale - 1950s And Quatermass
Lasting for six weeks over July and August, The Quatermass Experiment tells the story of Professor Bernard Quatermass of the British Expe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Political Ideas In Science Fiction: Encyclopedia Ii - Political Ideas In Science Fiction - Dystopian Societies
(see: Dystopia) Dystopias are societies where the author illustrates the worst that can happen. Usually this encompasses extrapolating tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Censorship: Encyclopedia Ii - Censorship - Censorship Types
In England, censorship began with the introduction of copyright laws which gave the Crown the permission to license publishing. Without g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Censorship: Encyclopedia Ii - Censorship - Terms
"Censorship" comes from the Latin word "censor". In Rome, the censor had two duties, to count the citizens and to supervise their morals....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Censorship: Encyclopedia Ii - Censorship - State Secrets And Unwanted Attention
In wartime, explicit censorship is carried out with the intent of preventing the release of information that might be useful to an enemy....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - We Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - We Novel - History And Influence
The novel was the first work banned by Glavlit, the new Soviet censorship bureau, in 1921, though the initial draft dates to 1919. In fac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Themes In Blade Runner: Encyclopedia Ii - Themes In Blade Runner - Technicism
Technicism is the concept that all problems, all needs, and all reality will eventually be controlled using technological means, methods,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sapir-whorf Hypothesis: Encyclopedia Ii - Sapir-whorf Hypothesis - Fictional Exploration Of Linguistic Determinism And Linguistic Relativity
George Orwell's classic novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is a striking example of linguistic determinism and linguistic relativity in fiction, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Babylon 5: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Babylon 5 - Government
The Earth Alliance, founded in 2085, is the government of Earth and its colonies. Earthgov, the name of the government, is based on Earth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Media: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Media - Advertising
List of fictional media - Slogans. "A Spare Hand When Needed" - We R Igors, Discworld "Big Brother is watching you" - George Orwell's ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dystopia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dystopia - Common Traits Of A Dystopian Society
A dystopian society usually exhibits at least one of the following traits from the following non-exhaustive list: An apparent Utopian so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mind Control: Encyclopedia Ii - Mind Control - Mind Control In Fiction
Mind control has proven a popular subject in fiction, featuring in books and films such as The Ipcress File, and The Manchurian Candidate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slashdot Subculture: Encyclopedia Ii - Slashdot Subculture - Orwellian And Other Political Themes
Orwellian fears of totalitarianism are a recurring theme. Slashdotters are very concerned with privacy issues, and in fact, references to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thought-terminating Cliché: Encyclopedia Ii - Thought-terminating Cliché - Example
John tells his friend Steve, who is considering a promising but risky investment, "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." Steve ta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basic English: Encyclopedia Ii - Basic English - Historical References
Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt supported the idea of Basic English's use as an international language recommending it in a spee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dystopia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dystopia - Traits Of Dystopian Fiction
Many films and literature featuring dystopian societies exhibit at least a few of the following traits: A selectively-told back story of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Big Read: Encyclopedia Ii - Big Read - Hungarian Version
The Big Read was imported into Hungary under the name A Nagy Könyv (lit. "The Big Book", [3]) and took place in 2005. Voting for the Top...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Evening Standard British Film Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - Evening Standard British Film Awards - Criteria
The Evening Standard British Film Award was formerly known as Evening News British Film Award. It is a silver Eros statuette. The winners...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Retro-futurism: Encyclopedia Ii - Retro-futurism - Literature
The setting of retro-futuristic stories is sometimes a utopian society; its spirit of optimism and embracing of the status-quo is a compl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaos Computer Club: Encyclopedia Ii - Chaos Computer Club - Events
The CCC hosts the annual Chaos Communication Congress, Europe's biggest hacker congress, with up to 3,500 participants. Every four years,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brazil Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Brazil Film - Production And Release History
The movie, a production of producer Arnon Milchan's company Embassy International Pictures (not to be confused with Joseph E. Levine's Em...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - We Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - We Novel - Trivia
The numbers of the main characters - O-90, D-503 and I-330 - are almost certainly derived from the specification of the Saint Alexander N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - The Themes Of Nineteen Eighty-four
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Nationalism. Nineteen Eighty-Four expands upon the themes summarised in Orwell’s preparatory essay, Notes on N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - The Themes Of Nineteen Eighty-four
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Nationalism. Nineteen Eighty-Four expands upon the themes summarised in Orwell’s preparatory essay, Notes on N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - The Themes Of Nineteen Eighty-four
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Nationalism. Nineteen Eighty Four expands upon the themes summarised in Orwell’s preparatory essay, Notes on N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - Related Works
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Literature. Kallocain by Karin Boye A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut Anthem ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - Related Works
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Literature. Kallocain by Karin Boye A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut Anthem ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - Related Works
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Literature. Kallocain by Karin Boye A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut Anthem ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - Appendix On Newspeak
The novel includes an appendix, The Principles of Newspeak [2], written in the style of an academic essay. The appendix describes the dev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - Appendix On Newspeak
The novel includes an appendix, The Principles of Newspeak [2], written in the style of an academic essay. The appendix describes the dev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - Novel History
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Title. The novel was written by George Orwell under the working title of The Last Man in Europe. However, the bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - Novel History
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Title. The novel was written by George Orwell under the working title of The Last Man in Europe. However, the bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - Appendix On Newspeak
The novel includes an appendix, The Principles of Newspeak [2], written in the style of an academic essay. The appendix describes the dev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - Cultural Impact
Nineteen Eighty-Four has had a surprisingly large impact on the English language. Many of its concepts, Big Brother, Room 101, thought po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four - Novel History
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Title. The novel was written by George Orwell under the working title of The Last Man in Europe. However, the bo...   » Read the article

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This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VII - N . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article