Joseph Conrad
A Literary Life
Published on 22. February 1989
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-333-41719-5 (ISBN)
Description
A sketch of Conrad's varied cultural background (emphasising the Polish aspect) provides a biographical outline for this study, which then concentrates on the progress of Conrad's literary career, paying particular attention to his economic circumstances and the milieu of publishing.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
notes, chronological table, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
320 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-41719-5 (9780333417195)
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02/1989
Palgrave Macmillan
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Content
Part 1 Biographical: the financing of Conrad's careers. Part 2 Cultural: Polish influences; French and English literature; a note on philosophical and scientific matters. Part 3 Phazes in Conrad's literary development: inception of the literary career - Unwin, Garnett, "Almayer's Folly, An Outcast of the Islands and Tales of Unrest"; Henley, the "News Review" and "The Nigger of the Narcissus"; the Blackwood phaze - "Youth", "Heart of Darkness" and "Lord Jim"; enter Pinker; collaboration with F.M.Hueffer - "The Inheritors and Romance"; "The Mirror of the Sea", "Nostromo" and "T.P.'s Weekly"; "The Secret Agent", "Ridgway's" and the theatre; "Under Western Eyes"; the later years - "Chance" and its aftermath. Part 4: conclusion. Part 5: Caudal.