Suresh Raval

The Art of Failure

Conrad's Fiction

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1986, this is a powerful and original book. It offers textual interpretation of Conrad's major work and articulates the subtlety and richness of his treatment of social-political institutions and of the forces that complicate and distort private and public life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 381g
• ISBN-13: 9780367862558
• ISBN-10: 0367862557
• Artikelnr.: 69937265

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. Marlow and the Experience of
Storytelling: Heart of Darkness 2. Narrative and Authority: Lord Jim 3. The
Politics of History: Nostromo 4. Irony and Morality: The Secret Agent 5.
Ideology and the Self: Under Western Eyes 6. Skepticism and Experience:
Victory. Conclusion. Notes. Index.