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The Cambridge Introduction to Joseph Conrad (Cambridge Introductions to Literature)

By John G. Peters

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2006
ISBN
0521839726, 0521548675, 0511607261, 0511335113, 9780511335112, 9780511607264, 9780521548670, 9780521839723
Open Library ID
OL22735861M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
978 kB (1001783 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Introductions to Literature
Edition
1
Pages
158\158
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

Joseph Conrad is one of the most intriguing and important modernist novelists. His writing continues to preoccupy twenty-first-century readers. This introduction by a leading scholar is aimed at students coming to Conrad's work for the first time. The rise of postcolonial studies has inspired new interest in Conrad's themes of travel, exploration, and racial and ethnic conflict. John Peters explains how these themes are explored in his major works, Nostromo, Lord Jim and Heart of Darkness, as well as his short stories. He provides an essential overview of Conrad's fascinating life and career and his approach to writing and literature. A guide to further reading is included which points to some of the most useful secondary criticism on Conrad. This is the most comprehensive and concise introduction to studying Conrad available, and will be essential reading for students of the twentieth-century novel and of modernism.

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