Joseph Conrad

by Simmons, Allan H.

• ISBN13: 9781403937094
• ISBN10: 1403937095
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-11-14
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Joseph Conrad is one of the great figures in the tradition of the English novel. This book provides a critically-informed introduction to Conrad and his work, placing him in his political, social, and literary context, and examining his relationship to Modernism, England and Empire. It covers the range of Conrad's fiction, from the early Malay novels, through such key works as Heart of Darkness , Lord Jim , Nostromo , The Secret Agent , and Under Western Eyes , to his later novels.

Author Biography

ALLAN H. SIMMONS is Reader in English Literature at St. Mary's College, University of Surrey. He has published widely on Joseph Conrad and is General Editor of the journal, The Conradian, and Treasurer of the Joseph Conrad Society (UK).

Table of Contents

Preface	viii
Acknowledgements	x
Quotations and Abbreviations	xi
Introduction: Life and Letters	1	(24)
Malay Novels: Almayer's Folly and An Outcast of the Islands	25	(26)
Conrad and the Sea: The Nigger of the ``Narcissus'' and ``Typhoon''	51	(26)
The Marlow Trilogy: ``Youth,'' ``Heart of Darkness,'' and Lord Jim	77	(38)
Political Novels: Nostromo, The Secret Agent, and Under Western Eyes	115	(41)
Conrad's Shorter Fiction	156	(17)
Conrad at the Crossroads: Chance, Victory, and The Shadow-Line	173	(31)
Late Novels and the Growth of a Reputation	204	(26)
Note	230	(1)
Index	231