An essay by this writer concludes that Leo Tolstoy disliked the works of William Shakespeare because of the former's religious attitude toward life. Another essay by him discusses his childhood experiences at St. Cyprian's. This author of "Such, Such Were the Joys" warned against "dying metaphors" in a work that translates a passage of Ecclesiastes into modern English of the worst sort. The protagonist of one of his novels is told "if you want a vision of the future, ima
An essay by this writer concludes that Leo Tolstoy disliked the works of William Shakespeare because of the former's religious attitude toward life. Another essay by him discusses his childhood experiences at St. Cyprian's. This author of "Such, Such Were the Joys" warned against "dying metaphors" in a work that translates a passage of Ecclesiastes into modern English of the worst sort. The protagonist of one of his novels is told "if you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever." The protagonist of that novel by this author of "Politics and the English Language" is ratted out by Mr. Charrington and is taken to Ministry of Truth where is tortured by O'Brien. For 10 points, name this English essayist who created Winston Smith in 1984.
An essay by this writer concludes that Leo Tolstoy disliked the works of William Shakespeare because of the former's religious attitude toward life.
George Orwell [or Eric Arthur Blair]