The Discourse of Historicity in George Orwell’s 1984

Mujtaba Mohammedali Yahya Al-Hilo
Additional contact information
Mujtaba Mohammedali Yahya Al-Hilo: Imam Ja’afar AL-Sadiq University, Iraq

European Journal of Language and Culture Studies, 2023, vol. 2, issue 3, 15-21

Abstract: The issues of historicity, the Party's control over memory and history, and the effect of Newspeak on historical consciousness are all covered in this in-depth analysis of George Orwell's dystopian classic 1984. This study explores the ways in which the Party manipulates historical records, the importance of comprehending historicity, and the ways in which language and memory are shaped and controlled within the novel's totalitarian society by drawing on the theories of New Historicism, including authors like Michel Foucault, Stephen Greenblatt, Catherine Gallagher, Hayden White, and Louis Montrose. By carefully examining these ideas, this analysis illuminates the complex relationship between language, memory, power, and historical interpretation, underscoring the perils of authoritarianism and the necessity of keeping a range of viewpoints and critical thinking.

Keywords: Authoritarianism; Control; George Orwell; History; Historicity; Language; Memory; Manipulation; New Historicism; Party; Power; Totalitarianism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://eu-opensci.org/index.php/ejlang/article/view/4105 Abstract page (text/html)
https://eu-opensci.org/index.php/ejlang/article/download/4105/700 Full text (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:epw:ejlang:v:2:y:2023:i:3:id:4105

DOI: 10.24018/ejlang.2023.2.3.105

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in European Journal of Language and Culture Studies from European Open Science Publishing
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Support ().