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Literature

A Summary and Analysis of George Orwell’s ‘The Prevention of Literature’

By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Prevention of Literature’ is perhaps George Orwell’s most famous essay defending freedom of expression. Published in January 1946 in Polemic, the essay sees Orwell calling upon intellectuals of all backgrounds and disciplines to stand up against literary censorship of various kinds.