I've long preferred Animal Farm for exactly the reason Lewis does. Not a wasted word. Much more emotional impact.
This said, 1984 really has a new resonance with me, given the emphasis on linguistic re-fashioning and our bourgeoning Ministries of Truth.
I'd never thought about the two as analogous to Abolition and Hideous Strength, but it makes a sort of sense. One is a distillation of the other. And I never thought about the possible literary connection between Animal Farm and Narnia. That very much seems plausible.
Anyway, here's to over-long comments exploring the value of brevity...
I guess one could say he was influenced by his friend Tolkien, who'd written the Hobbit. But in many ways, the Narnia books are more like Animal Farm in their simplicity than the Hobbit
Fascinating. Thanks for this.
I've long preferred Animal Farm for exactly the reason Lewis does. Not a wasted word. Much more emotional impact.
This said, 1984 really has a new resonance with me, given the emphasis on linguistic re-fashioning and our bourgeoning Ministries of Truth.
I'd never thought about the two as analogous to Abolition and Hideous Strength, but it makes a sort of sense. One is a distillation of the other. And I never thought about the possible literary connection between Animal Farm and Narnia. That very much seems plausible.
Anyway, here's to over-long comments exploring the value of brevity...
I guess one could say he was influenced by his friend Tolkien, who'd written the Hobbit. But in many ways, the Narnia books are more like Animal Farm in their simplicity than the Hobbit