Joseph Conrad and the Swan Song of Romance
In the first critical study wholly devoted to Joseph Conrad's use of techniques associated with the literary tradition of romance, the author argues that Conrad's engagement with the genre invigorated his work throughout his career. Exploring the ways in which Conrad borrows from, alludes to, and subverts the tropes of romance, the author suggests that Conrad's ambivalent relationship with popular forms like the adventure novel is revealed in the way he uses romance conventions to disrupt narrative expectations and make visible ethical problems with Europe's colonial project. The author examines not only familiar novels like Lord Jim but also…
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- ISBN: 978-1-351-15483-3
- EAN: 9781351154833
- Produktnummer: 26147373
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 172 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 1'634 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
Katherine Isobel Baxter is Reader in English Literature at Northumbria University.
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