
Conrad's Lord Jim.
A Transcription of the Manuscript.
Rodopi (Publisher)
Published in April 2011
Book
180 pages
978-90-420-3323-8 (ISBN)
Description
Written in 1899-1900, Lord Jim is one of the key works of literary Modernism. A novel of immense power, it has never been out of print, attracting readers for over a century and variously influencing the development of twentieth-century fiction. This page-by-page transcription of the surviving manuscript and fragmentary typescript offers a privileged glimpse into the writer's workshop, allowing a reader to follow closely the evolution of character, narrative technique, and themes.
Accompanying the transcription of the novel (about half of which survives) are supplementary materials that contribute to the story of its history: a new transcription of "Tuan Jim" (the Ur-version of the opening chapters) and the draft version of Conrad's 1917 "Author's Note" to the novel. Lord Jim: A Transcription of the Manuscript makes available for the first time material housed in far-flung archives and encourages genetic approaches to a work acclaimed for its polished style, virtuoso effects, and narrative complexity.
A "must have" in the library of any scholar of late-Victorian and Modernist fiction, this volume will attract all readers with a serious interest in the art of fiction.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Publishing group
Brill
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-420-3323-8 (9789042033238)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Editorial procedures
"Tuan Jim: A sketch"
Lord Jim: The main manuscript
Lord Jim: The extant typescript (unrevised)
"Author's Note": The manuscript