Description: Critical Insights: Animal Farm contextualizes the allegorical novel that established George Orwell as the greatest British satirist since Jonathan Swift. This volume considers Animal Farm within the author’s multidisciplinary oeuvre, the complex cultural climate of its composition, and the diverse range of critical responses to the text. The first four essays, which compromise the critical contexts section of the book, cover Animal Farm’s literary, historical, and political importance as well as its ongoing relevance to contemporary readers, providing a foundation for further study and scholarly work.