A Preface to Conrad
Second Edition
2nd Edition
Published on 1. September 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-582-43768-5 (ISBN)
Description
Widely recommended, this guide to Conrad offers a vivid and incisive account of his life and literary career, and gives detailed attention to the contexts, themes, problems and paradoxes of his works.
Reviews / Votes
'One of the best introductions, with a stimulating first section embracing a large variety of biographical and cultural backgrounds (literary, political, religious and scientific).'An Annotated Critical Bibiolgraphy of Joseph Conrad, 92. 'The best intoductory book on this author to date' Conrdiana The most authoritative introduction'The ConradianMore details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
303 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-582-43768-5 (9780582437685)
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Person
Watts, Cedric, M.A. Ph.D. (Professor)
Content
Part 1 The Writer and his Setting; Chapter 1 Biographical background; Chapter 2 Cultural background; Part 2 The Art of Conrad; Chapter 3 Conrad on his art; Chapter 4 The pressure towards paradox; Chapter 5 The covert plot: three examples; Chapter 6 Textual commentaries; Chapter 7 Nostromo; Chapter 8 Heroes, heroines, gender and feminism; Chapter 9 Conrad's place in literary history; Part 3 Reference Section; symbp A list of symbolic or allegoric names in Conrad's fiction; Gazetteer; Short biographies;