Joseph Conrad : narrative technique and ideological commitment

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Joseph Conrad : narrative technique and ideological commitment

Jeremy Hawthorn

E. Arnold, 1992, c1990

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Includes bibliographical references and index

First published in Great Britain 1990

Reprinted in paperback (with corrections) 1992

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This study argues that technical skills can be refined but these have to be complemented by a larger vision and commitment - "a conception of the whole" - otherwise it does not result in great art. Addressing the question as to why some of Conrad's novels are acknowledged masterpieces and others "incomplete successes", this book explores the interplay between technical accomplishment and artistic conception in Conrad's work. The loss of his moral or ideological anchorage is artistically disastrous, it is argued.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Seeing and believing: represented speech and thought in Conrad's fiction. Part 2 Narrative and ideology: class and society in "The Nigger of the Narcissus", "The Secret Agent" and "The Rescue"
  • race and class in "The Nigger of the Narcissus"
  • "Chance"
  • Conrad's anti-feminine feminist novel. Part 3 The critique of imperialism: "An Outpost of Progress"
  • "Heart of Darkness"
  • "Nostromo"
  • adventurers and fairy tales. Part 4 The uses of the imagination: "Typhoon"
  • "Under Western Eyes" and the expressive body
  • "The Tale"
  • Conrad's unreadable work.

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