Title
A historical guide to Joseph Conrad / edited by John G. Peters.
ISBN
9780195332780 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0195332784 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780195332773
0195332776
Publication Details
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Language
English
Description
x, 252 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Call Number
PR6005.O4 Z7442 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
823/.912
Summary
Born to Polish parents in what is now known as the Ukraine, Joseph Conrad would become one of the greatest writers in the English language. With works like Lord Jim, The Nigger of the "Narcissus," and Heart of Darkness, he not only solidified his place in the panethon of great novelists, but also established himself as a keen eyed chronicler of the social and political themes that animated the contemporary world around him. The original essays assembled here by the editor showcase the abundance of historical material Conrad drew upon to create his varied literary corpus. Essays show how the author mined his early life as a sailor to pen gripping, realistic tales of nautical life while issuing scathing indictments of colonialism and capitalist cupidity in works like Almayer's Folly and Heart of Darkness. His unique sense of himself as an outsider is explored in relation to his pointed political novels that critiqued corruption and terrorism, most notably in Nostromo and The Secret Agent. In addition to his major works, essays consider Conrad's contributions as an innovative modernist and his unique role in the nineteenth-century literary marketplace.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Joseph Conrad's life / Cedric T. Watts
Joseph Conrad and the maritime tradition / Mark D. Larabee
Conrad and the literary marketplace / Joyce Piell Wexler
Conrad and politics / Allan H. Simmons
Joseph Conrad as guide to colonial history / Christopher GoGwilt
Conrad and modernism / Andrea White
Illustrated chronology
Bibliographical essay : Conrad commentary past and present / John G. Peters.
