Ours was the one-eyed pacifism that is peculiar to sheltered countries with strong navies. (My Country Right or Left, 1940)...

Here are a couple of generalizations about England that would be accepted by almost all observers. One is that the English are not gifted...

Here are a couple of generalizations about England that would be accepted by almost all observers. One is that the English are not gifted...

Kipling is the only English writer of our time who has added phrases to the language. (Rudyard Kipling, 1942) キップリングは英語という言語に新たなフレーズを足した我...

Kipling is the only English writer of our time who has added phrases to the language. (Rudyard Kipling, 1942) ノーベル文学賞も受賞したイギリス人作家キップリングに対...

One striking fact about English literature during the present century is the extent to which it has been dominated by foreigners- for...

One striking fact about English literature during the present century is the extent to which it has been dominated by foreigners- for...

Every nationalist is haunted by the belief that the past can be altered. (Notes on Nationalism, 1945) 全ての国粋主義者は過去というのは変えられるという考えに付きまとわれてい...

Every nationalist is haunted by the belief that the past can be altered. (Notes on Nationalism, 1945) 『ナショナリズム覚え書き』からの一文。オーウェルはこのエッセイの中で、...