Video Lesson n. 1- Reading and Commentary of Excerpt from “1984” – G. Orwell

In this first video lesson reading and commenting an excerpt taken from G. Orwell‘s best selling novel 1984, published in 1949, Wiston is talking with one of the partiy’s most … Continue reading Video Lesson n. 1- Reading and Commentary of Excerpt from “1984” – G. Orwell

Video-Lesson 0 -INTRODUCTION TO ORWELL’S EXCERPTS’ READINGS AND COMMENTARIES

This video lesson is an introduction to the other four video lessons regarding the readings and commentaries of the excerpts taken from both of G. Orwell‘s novels, each of the … Continue reading Video-Lesson 0 -INTRODUCTION TO ORWELL’S EXCERPTS’ READINGS AND COMMENTARIES

Video Lesson n.2 – Excerpt and Commentary – “Animal Farm” (1945), G. Orwell

This is the second of the series of video lessons in which an excerpt taken from George Orwell‘s novel is read and commented. © L. R. Capuana

Video-lesson n. 4 on George Orwell (1903-1950) – “1984”

This is video-lesson n. 4 dedicated to George Orwell is about his second best-selling novel, 1984 (1949). © L. R. Capuana

Video-lesson n. 3 on George Orwell (1903-1950) – “Animal Farm”

This is the third video-lesson on George Orwell and it is about Animal Farm (1945) © L. R. Capuana

Video-lesson n. 2 On George Orwell (1903-1950) – Biography

This is the second video-lesson concerning George Orwell and it is about his biography. © L. R. Capuana

PERCHE’ DICO ASSOLUTAMENTE NO ALLE TELECAMERE NELLE CLASSI SCOLASTICHE

Una questione di principio innanzitutto Innanzitutto la mia è una posizione in difesa di un principio che tento di spiegare qui di seguito. Nel Panopticon di Jeremy Bentham l’illuminista inglese, … Continue reading PERCHE’ DICO ASSOLUTAMENTE NO ALLE TELECAMERE NELLE CLASSI SCOLASTICHE

Excerpt from “1984”, G. Orwell

1984 (1949) Part 1, Chapter 5 “Just the man I was looking for”, said a voice at Winston’s back. He turned round. It was his friend Syme, who worked in the … Continue reading Excerpt from “1984”, G. Orwell

Excerpt from “Animal Farm”, G. Orwell

Animal Farm (1945) Chapter 1 All the animals were now present except Moses, the tame raven, who slept on a perch behind the back door. When Major saw that they had … Continue reading Excerpt from “Animal Farm”, G. Orwell

GEORGE ORWELL (1903-1950)

George Orwell is the pseudonym of Eric Blair, he was born in India in 1903 where his father was a colonial official. As it often happened to the children of … Continue reading GEORGE ORWELL (1903-1950)

LITERATURE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

MODERNISM ‘Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language. … The meaning of a word is its use in the language.’ The literary and … Continue reading LITERATURE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY