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A Clockwork Orange: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions),Used
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A brilliant novel . . . a savage satire on the distortions of the single and collective minds. New York TimesAnthony Burgess has written what looks like a nasty little shocker, but is really that rare thing in English letters: a philosophical novel. Time A terrifying tale about good and evil and the meaning of human freedom, A Clockwork Orange became an instant classic when it was published in 1962 and has remained so ever since. Anthony Burgess takes us on a journey to a nightmarish future where sociopathic criminals rule the night. Brilliantly told in harsh invented slang by the novels main character and merciless droog, fifteenyearold Alex, this influential novel is now available in a student edition.The Norton Critical Edition of A Clockwork Orange is based on the first British edition and includes Burgesss original final chapter. It is accompanied by Mark Rawlinsons preface, explanatory annotations, and textual notes. A glossary of the Russianorigin terms that inspired Alexs dialect is provided to illustrate the process by which Burgess arrived at the distinctive style of this novel.Backgrounds and Contexts presents a wealth of materials chosen by the editor to enrich the readers understanding of this unforgettable work, many of them by Burgess himself. Burgesss views on writing A Clockwork Orange, its philosophical issues, and the debates over the British edition versus the American edition and the novel versus the film adaptation are all included. Related writings that speak to some of the novels central issuesyouthful style, behavior modification, and art versus moralityare provided by Paul Rock and Stanley Cohen, B. F. Skinner, John R. Platt, Joost A. M. Meerloo, William Sargent, and George Steiner.Criticism is divided into two sections, one addressing the novel and the other Stanley Kubricks film version. Five major reviews of the novel are reprinted along with a wide range of scholarly commentary, including, among others, David Lodge on the American reader; Julie Carson on linguistic invention; Zinovy Zinik on Burgess and the Russian language; Geoffrey Sharpless on education, masculinity, and violence; Shirley Chew on circularity; Patrick Parrinder on dystopias; Robbie B. H. Goh on language and social control; and Steven M. Cahn on freedom. A thorough analysis of the film adaptation of A Clockwork Orange is provided in reviews by Vincent Canby, Pauline Kael, and Christopher Ricks; in Philip Strick and Penelope Houstons interview with Stanley Kubrick; and in interpretive essays by Don Daniels, Alexander Walker, Philip French, Thomas Elsaesser, Tom Dewe Mathews, and Julian Petley.A Selected Bibliography is also included.
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