Joseph Conrad

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ISBN: 9780415268523 | 0415268524
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Copyright: 10/16/2006

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The popular yet complex work of Joseph Conrad has attracted much critical attention over the years, from the perspectives of postcolonial, modernist, cultural and gender studies. This guide to his compelling work presents:- an accessible introduction to the contexts and many interpretations of Conrad's texts, from publication to the present- an introduction to key critical texts and perspectives on Conrad's life and work, situated in a broader critical history- cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism- suggestions for further reading.Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of Joseph Conrad and seeking not only a guide to his works, but also a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds them.

Acknowledgements	p. xii
Abbreviations, frequently cited works and Gross-referencing	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xiv
Life and contexts	p. 1
A Polish childhood	p. 1
Sea life	p. 4
Literary and cultural contexts	p. 7
Conrad the reader	p. 8
Literary friendships and literary culture	p. 9
Conrad the writer	p. 14
Englishness	p. 18
Works	p. 21
Almayer's Folly (1895)	p. 22
Commentary	p. 22
Early reviews	p. 26
Later critical response	p. 27
An Outcast of the Islands (1896)	p. 28
Commentary	p. 28
Early reviews	p. 30
Later critical response	p. 31
The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' (1897)	p. 31
Commentary	p. 32
Early reviews	p. 35
Later critical response	p. 35
Tales of Unrest (1898)	p. 36
Commentary	p. 36
Early reviews	p. 39
Later critical response	p. 40
Lord Jim (1900)	p. 43
Commentary	p. 44
Early reviews	p. 46
Later critical response	p. 47
Youth: A Narrative and Two Other Stories (1902)	p. 48
Commentary	p. 48
Early reviews	p. 53
Later critical response	p. 55
Typhoon and Other Stories (1903)	p. 57
Commentary	p. 57
Early reviews	p. 61
Later critical response	p. 61
Nostromo (1904)	p. 63
Commentary	p. 64
Early reviews	p. 67
Later critical response	p. 68
The Secret Agent (1907)	p. 69
Commentary	p. 70
Early reviews	p. 72
Later critical response	p. 73
A Set of Six (1908)	p. 74
Commentary	p. 74
Early reviews	p. 78
Later critical response	p. 79
Under Western Eyes (1911)	p. 82
Commentary	p. 83
Early reviews	p. 86
Later critical response	p. 87
A Personal Record (1912)	p. 88
Commentary	p. 88
Early reviews	p. 92
Later critical response	p. 92
'Twixt Land and Sea (1912)	p. 92
Commentary	p. 93
Early reviews	p. 96
Later critical response	p. 97
Chance (1914)	p. 98
Commentary	p. 99
Early reviews	p. 102
Later critical response	p. 103
Within the Tides (1915)	p. 104
Commentary	p. 104
Early reviews	p. 106
Later critical response	p. 107
Victory (1915)	p. 107
Commentary	p. 108
Early reviews	p. 112
Later critical response	p. 113
The Shadow Line: A Confession (1917)	p. 114
Commentary	p. 114
Early reviews	p. 116
Later critical response	p. 117
The Arrow of God (1919)	p. 117
Commentary	p. 118
Early reviews	p. 120
Later critical response	p. 120
The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows (1920)	p. 121
Commentary	p. 124
Early reviews	p. 125
Later critical response	p. 125
The Rover (1923)	p. 127
Commentary	p. 127
Early reviews	p. 129
Later critical response	p. 129
Posthumously published works	p. 130
Tales of Hearsay (1925)	p. 130
Commentary, early reviews and later critical response	p. 130
Uncollected works	p. 134
'Laughing Anne' and 'One Day More' (1924)	p. 134
Suspense (1925)	p. 135
The Sisters (1928)	p. 135
Criticism	p. 137
Early studies: 1914-30	p. 138
Joseph Conrad: A Study (1914)	p. 138
Joseph Conrad: A Short Study of his Intellectual and Emotional Attitude towards his work and of the Chief Characteristics of his Work (1915)	p. 138
Joseph Conrad: His Romantic-Realism (1922)	p. 140
Joseph Conrad: A Personal Remembrance (1924)	p. 140
The Polish Heritage of Joseph Conrad (1930)	p. 141
The changing critical reputation: 1930-60	p. 143
The Great Tradition (1948)	p. 143
Joseph Conrad: Achievement and Decline (1957)	p. 144
Conrad the Novelist (1958)	p. 145
Boom years: 1960-80	p. 145
Joseph Conrad: A Critical Biography (1960)	p. 146
Conrad's Eastern World (1966) and Conrad's Western World (1971)	p. 148
Joseph Conrad and the Fiction of Autobiography (1966)	p. 148
Conrad in the Nineteenth Century (1979)	p. 150
Joseph Conrad: The Three Lives (1979)	p. 150
Joseph Conrad: A Chronicle (1983)	p. 153
Theory and after: 1980-present	p. 154
Editions, guides and introductions	p. 157
Thematic studies	p. 158
Nation and location	p. 158
Colonialism and post-colonialism	p. 160
Politics and revolution	p. 163
Gender and sexuality	p. 165
Chronology	p. 168
A Polish childhood	p. 168
Sea life	p. 170
Writing life	p. 175
Bibliography	p. 182
Index	p. 199
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