Nineteen Eighty Four: York Notes Advanced

by York Notes

A fresh and accessible approach to English Literature

Genres: Dystopia, Nonfiction

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

York Notes are a series of English literature study guides sold in the United Kingdom and in approximately 100 countries worldwide.

They are sold as revision material for GCSE and A-level exams particularly as literary guides to introduce students to sophisticated analysis and perspectives of the specific title. The guides for A-level are sold under the name York Notes AS/A2, the GCSE guides under the name York Notes for GCSE with each guide attributed to its relevant author. There is also a range of York Notes Companion titles aimed at undergraduate level study.

source: Wikipedia

Reviews

[Anne Charnock · Rating 5 out of 5]

This dystopia will remain the yardstick for all dystopias that place the role of the state at the centre of their narratives. What more can I say – newspeak, thought-crime, Big Brother and the title itself, 1984 – they’re all embedded in our language. The parallels between this classic and Zamyatin’s We are striking. But whereas Zamyatin’s imagined world is set in an unspecified location, at some unspecified time in the future, Orwell brings his dystopia uncomfortably close to home. So close to home, in fact, we feel we know it; that it’s already here.

[Charlie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A frightening depiction of the "future" of 1984. A masterful and thought-provoking read.

Still as relevant today as it was when it was written!