ampampltpampampgtampampltstrongampampgtIntroducing this new edition of George Orwells critical essays on politics and literature this volume features both Politics vs. Literature An Examination of Gullivers Travels and Politics and the English Language. ampampltstrongampampgtampampltpampampgt ampampltpampampgtFirst published in 1946 both the essays featured in this volume were written by Orwell on the topics of politics and literature. In Politics vs. Literature the author criticises Jonathan Swifts ampampltemampampgtGullivers Travelsampampltemampampgt 1726 as a pessimistic assault on humanity. The review challenges Swifts political stance and refutes his moral perspective while commenting on the use of satire in his work. Politics and the English Language examines the correlation between political conventions and the decline of language.ampampltpampampgt