Table of Contents

Introduction to the Transaction Edition; Preface; Not what the Saint is but what he; Introduction: Appraising Famous Men: Mediating Biography and Society; One: Anatomy of Reputation; One: Orwell into the Nineties; Two: Terms of Repute: Conditions, Constraints; Two: The Portrait Gallery; Three: The Rebel; Four: The Common Man; Five: The Prophet; 6: The Saint; Conclusion

About the Author

John Rodden is professor of rhetoric at the University of Texas at Austin.

Reviews

-A remarkably thorough examination of how Orwell's reputation has grown over the four decades since his death....This is a book that all future Orwell scholars will need to consult and take into account.- --New York Times -The most remarkable book I have yet read on how reputations come into being... A pioneer work in its genre, teaching us how little fame is usually dependent on the nature of a writer's achievement.- --Toronto Globe and Mail

"A remarkably thorough examination of how Orwell's reputation has grown over the four decades since his death....This is a book that all future Orwell scholars will need to consult and take into account." --New York Times "The most remarkable book I have yet read on how reputations come into being... A pioneer work in its genre, teaching us how little fame is usually dependent on the nature of a writer's achievement." --Toronto Globe and Mail

"A remarkably thorough examination of how Orwell's reputation has grown over the four decades since his death....This is a book that all future Orwell scholars will need to consult and take into account." "--New York Times" "The most remarkable book I have yet read on how reputations come into being... A pioneer work in its genre, teaching us how little fame is usually dependent on the nature of a writer's achievement." "--Toronto Globe and Mail"