Rethinking Joseph Conrad's Concepts of Community
Strange Fraternity
Published on 20. April 2017
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-1-4742-5002-3 (ISBN)
Description
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 Arendt, Yamamoto offers original readings of Heart of Darkness, The Nigger of the 'Narcissus', The Rover and Suspense and the short stories "The Secret Sharer", "The Warrior's Soul" and "The Duel". Working at the intersection between literature and philosophy, this is a unique and interdisciplinary engagement with Conrad's work.
Reviews / Votes
A bold and penetrating study of Conrad by a budding Japanese scholar fully abreast not only of Conrad scholarship but also of advances in literary theory and philosophy of art. * The Heythrop Journal * Rethinking Joseph Conrad's Concepts of Community is a significant addition to emerging scholarship on new ways of reading Conrad in the twenty-first century ... This is a bold book, a welcome contribution to the critical endeavour to prove Conrad's relevance today. * English *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4742-5002-3 (9781474250023)
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Person
Kaoru Yamamoto is Associate Professor at the University of Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
Content
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One: Rescuing the Singular Plurality: 'Who Comes After the Subject?'
Chapter Two: The Deaf Russian Finn in The Nigger of the 'Narcissus'
Chapter Three: Marlow's Ear: Acoustic Penetration into the Heart of Darkness
Chapter Four: Hospitality in 'The Secret Sharer'
Chapter Five: (Dis)owning a Memory in 'The Secret Sharer'
Chapter Six: 'The Warrior's Soul' and the Question of 'Community'
Chapter Seven: Responding in a Duel: History as Responsibility in 'The Duel'
Chapter Eight:'Strange Fraternity' in The Rover
Chapter Nine: Toward a Possible 'Partage' of Memory: 'History' and 'Solidarity' in Suspense
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
Chapter One: Rescuing the Singular Plurality: 'Who Comes After the Subject?'
Chapter Two: The Deaf Russian Finn in The Nigger of the 'Narcissus'
Chapter Three: Marlow's Ear: Acoustic Penetration into the Heart of Darkness
Chapter Four: Hospitality in 'The Secret Sharer'
Chapter Five: (Dis)owning a Memory in 'The Secret Sharer'
Chapter Six: 'The Warrior's Soul' and the Question of 'Community'
Chapter Seven: Responding in a Duel: History as Responsibility in 'The Duel'
Chapter Eight:'Strange Fraternity' in The Rover
Chapter Nine: Toward a Possible 'Partage' of Memory: 'History' and 'Solidarity' in Suspense
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index