Terry Collits

Postcolonial Conrad (eBook, PDF)

Paradoxes of Empire

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Produktbeschreibung

The work of Joseph Conrad has been read so radically differently at different times that it is tempting to talk of different Conrads. One lasting impression, however, is that his colonial novels, which record encounters between Europe and Europe's "Other," are highly significant for the field of postcolonial studies. Drawing on many years of research and a rich body of criticism, Postcolonial Conrad not only offers fresh readings of Joseph Conrad's novels of imperialism, but also maps and analyzes the interpretative tradition they have generated. Terry Collits first examines the reception of Conrad's work in terms of the history of ideas, literary criticism, traditions of "Englishness," Marxism and postcolonialism, before re-reading Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Nostromo and Victory in greater depth. Collits' incisive, wide-ranging volume provides a much needed reconsideration of more than a century of criticism, discussing the many different perspectives born of constant.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134253234
• Artikelnr.: 42641362

Autorenporträt

Collits, Terry

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgements Part 1: Introduction: The Conradian Moment Part 2:
Locations 1. Conrad in the History of Ideas 2. Conrad in Literary History
3. Conrad in England 4. Conrad and Marxism 5. Conrad in the Postcolonial
World Part 3: The Great Novels of Imperialism 6. Heart of Darkness History,
Politics, Myth and Tragedy 7. Lord Jim Popular Culture and the Transmission
of the Code 8. Nostromo The Anti-Heroics and Epic Failures of Empire 9.
Victory (1) Valedictory to the Old Colonial Order 10. Victory (2)
Postcolonial Conrad Epilogue: Conrad and the New World Order Bibliography
Index