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edit request on 12 Dec 2018

Think is important to note that it was written in 1943. Source could be JOURNAL ARTICLE Revolution on Animal Farm: Orwell's Neglected Commentary V. C. Letemendia Journal of Modern Literature Vol. 18, No. 1 (Winter, 1992), pp. 127-137 (11 pages) at https://www.jstor.org/stable/3831551 where at P. 132 quoting Orwell author reports ... he did not mean pigs and men to appear reconciled completely at the end of the book. On the contrary "I meant it to end on a loud note of discord, for I wrote it immediately after the Teheran Conference [parodied by the final scene in Animal Farm] .." CEJL, III, pp. 459-59

Link for Preface

Here is a link for the preface. Can someone add it to main article, so that people know where the quote is coming from. https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/the-freedom-of-the-press/

Stage adaptations of Animal Farm -- request for addition

I wish to note that the list of stage adaptations of "Animal Farm" in this article is incomplete. The first version, adapted by Nelson S. Bond and published by Samuel French, Inc. in 1964 (still in print) is still widely performed (example one) (example two) (example three)

"Classic"

"George Orwell's own Nineteen Eighty-Four is a classic dystopian novel about totalitarianism."

Is it ok to call something a "classic" as a factual statement in an encyclopedia? Or is it a subjective thing even in a case like "1984"? Isn't it against NPOV? I'm asking out of curiosity. Dornwald (talk) 00:18, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That seems a bit POV and also unneeded; I've gone ahead and removed it. DonIago (talk) 02:03, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Dornwald (talk) 02:18, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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 I wish to note that the list of stage adaptations of "Animal Farm" in this article is incomplete. The first version, adapted by [[Nelson S. Bond]] and published by [[Samuel French, Inc.]] in 1964 [https://www.amazon.com/Animal-Farm-Fable-Two-Acts/dp/0573605386 (still in print)] is still widely performed [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-17-vl-374-story.html (example one)] [https://www.flocktheatre.org/animal-farm-2020 (example two) ] [https://www.facebook.com/events/104929599894765/ (example three)]
-== "Reign of terror" ==
+== "Classic" ==
+"George Orwell's own Nineteen Eighty-Four is a classic dystopian novel about totalitarianism."
+Is it ok to call something a "classic" as a factual statement in an encyclopedia? Or is it a subjective thing even in a case like "1984"? Isn't it against NPOV? I'm asking out of curiosity. [[User:Dornwald|Dornwald]] ([[User talk:Dornwald|talk]]) 00:18, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
+:That seems a bit POV and also unneeded; I've gone ahead and removed it. [[User:Doniago|DonIago]] ([[User talk:Doniago|talk]]) 02:03, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
-The edit summary for {{diff2|997832852|this edit}} was factually incorrect. A reign of terror can exist without ''everybody'' under that reign being aware of it. "Reign of terror" is simply an English phrase meaning "a period of time when a ruler controls people in a violent and cruel way",<ref>https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/a-reign-of-terror</ref> and is synonymous with "tyranny", "dictatorship", "oppression", or "despotism".<ref>http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/reign-of-terror</ref> As such, Stalin's dictatorship can be legitimately described as a reign of terror. [[User:Zazpot|Zazpot]] ([[User talk:Zazpot|talk]]) 01:56, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
-:While I believe you're right, I also think the edit is an improvement. JMHO. [[User:Doctorhawkes|Doctorhawkes]] ([[User talk:Doctorhawkes|talk]]) 02:13, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
+::Thanks [[User:Dornwald|Dornwald]] ([[User talk:Dornwald|talk]]) 02:18, 26 March 2024 (UTC)