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I would imagine there is considerable intersection between people who say Duchampian with people who say Orwellian, Freudian, or Kafkaesque. It seems to me a fa
by nulbyte 6y ago
I would imagine there is considerable intersection between people who say Duchampian with people who say Orwellian, Freudian, or Kafkaesque. It seems to me a fairly normal English construction.
- StavrosK 6y agoIt depends on the context, you wouldn't say "I read an Orwellian novel" when talking about 1984.
- hamburglar 6y agoOf course you wouldn't, because being Orwell, it's Orwellian by definition. But you could call another author's book Orwellian. Just as the quote in question was probably referring to things that are Duchamp-like, as opposed to just Duchamp's.
- datameta 6y agoOne can imagine a context where the qualities referenced aren't specific or limited to 1984. In such a case it would be perfectly apt to reference Orwell's writing style or body of ideas more globally.