Search Results for: Joseph Conrad
Rethinking Joseph Conrad’s Concepts of Community
Author: Kaoru Yamamoto
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9781474250030
Category: Literary Criticism
Page: 224
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Pages: 224
Pages: 224
Rethinking Joseph Conrad's Concepts of Community uses Conrad's phrase 'strange fraternity' from The Rover as a starting point for an exploration of the concept of community in his writing, including his neglected vignettes and later stories. Drawing on the work of continental thinkers including Jacques Derrida, Jean Luc-Nancy and Hannah
Language: en
Pages: 290
Pages: 290
This collection of essays continues Adam Gillon's comparatist approach to Joseph Conrad, which he exhibited in three previous books: The Eternal Solitary: A Study of Joseph Conrad (1960 and 1964), Conrad and Shakespeare and Other Essays (1976), and Joseph Conrad (Tawyne English Authors Series), 1982. In the present collection, Gillon
Language: en
Pages: 270
Pages: 270
The Book Studies Conrad S Mostly Unconscious Psychological Promp¬Tings Behind His Adopted Method Of Treatment Of Themes, At One Stage One Kind At Another Stage Another Diffe¬Rent Kind, With The Corresponding Changes In His Stylistic Pattern. All These Variations Are Found To Conform To A Well-Related System In The Author
Language: en
Pages: 326
Pages: 326
Through attention to incidents of betrayal and self-betrayal in his fiction, this book traces the development of Conrad's conception of identity through the three phases of his career: the self in isolation, the self in society and the sexualised self. It shows how the early fiction negotiates the opposed dangers
Language: en
Pages: 264
Pages: 264
Critical Approaches to Joseph Conrad is a collection of essays directed to both new and experienced readers of Conrad. The book takes into account recent developments in literary theory, including the prominence of ecocriticism, ecopostcolonial approaches, and gender studies. Editor Agata Szczeszak-Brewer offers a comprehensive and comprehensible introduction to Conrad’s