Suspense
1st Edition
Published on 28. April 2011
978-1-107-29946-7 (ISBN)
Description
Published posthumously in 1925, Suspense is set in Genoa in early 1815. This edition of Conrad's last novel, established through modern textual scholarship, presents the text in a form more authoritative than any so far printed. The introduction situates the novel in Conrad's career and traces its sources and contemporary reception. The explanatory notes explain literary and historical references, identify real-life places and indicate Conrad's main research materials. A glossary of foreign words and phrases enriches the explanatory matter, as do four illustrations and a map. A notebook of Conrad's research for the novel and deleted drafts are published here for the first time. The essay on the text and apparatus lay out the history of the work's composition and publication and detail interventions in the text by Richard Curle, who, as Conrad's de facto literary executor, saw the novel into print, along with typists, compositors and editors.
Reviews / Votes
'Presenting Conrad's 'Mediterranean novel' in an elegant format more correct and authoritative than all previous ones, this magnificent Cambridge edition will enable general readers and scholars fully to appreciate the last creative effort of a Master.' Mario Curreli, Universita di PisaMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 Maps; 4 Halftones, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white
File size
2,77 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-107-29946-7 (9781107299467)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Joseph Conrad | Gene M. Moore
Suspense
Book
04/2011
Cambridge University Press
€150.50
Shipment within 15-20 days
Persons
Gene M. Moore is Senior Lecturer in English at the Universiteit van Amsterdam.
Content
Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Abbreviations and note on editions; Introduction; Suspense; The text: an essay; Apparatus; Appendices; Explanatory notes; Glossary.
