1984 | Literary Precedents
Written in the tradition of the Utopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four is perhaps best defined as dystopia, literally the antithesis of perfect society. In this capacity, Orwell's novel shares a common identity with Aldous Huxley's Brave New World (1932) and more significantly Eugene Zamiatin's We (c. 1920), both of which Orwell had read prior to the publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four. Although considerably different in structural context, Orwell's novel is comparable in thematic design and development. Noticeably dissimilar is that Huxley and Zamiatin create...
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