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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521079721
ISBN-13
9780521079723
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1260275

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
470 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Conrad's Western World
Subject
Europe / General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year
1971
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, History
Author
Norman Sherry
Format
Hardcover

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Item Weight
26.3 Oz

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Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
70-130910
Dewey Edition
18
Reviews
'In his Introduction to this new study of Conrad's autobiographical and literary sources, Professor Sherry relates it specifically to his earlier and justly celebrated volume Conrad's Eastern World. It must be said straight away that the new book sustains the high level of detective prowess of its predecessor; one is constantly fascinated and sometimes astonished by what Professor Sherry is able to reveal.'Critical Quarterly, 'The promptings of genius are at all times difficult to trace and define; but by his combination of patient and probing research and psychological insight, Professor Sherry admits us to the secrets of Conrad's imagination.' Contemporary Review, 'In his Introduction to this new study of Conrad's autobiographical and literary sources, Professor Sherry relates it specifically to his earlier and justly celebrated volume Conrad's Eastern World. It must be said straight away that the new book sustains the high level of detective prowess of its predecessor; one is constantly fascinated and sometimes astonished by what Professor Sherry is able to reveal.' Critical Quarterly, 'The promptings of genius are at all times difficult to trace and define; but by his combination of patient and probing research and psychological insight, Professor Sherry admits us to the secrets of Conrad's imagination.'Contemporary Review
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
823/.9/12
Table Of Content
Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Heart of Darkness: 1. The fascination of Africa; 2. The death of Freiesleben; 3. Bordeaux to Boma; 4. The company station - Matadi; 5. Matadi to Kinchassa - the central station; 6. Kinchassa to Stanley Falls; 7. Stanley Falls - the heart of darkness; 8. Klein; 9. The journey down-river; 10. Kurtz; 11. Henry Morton Stanley - the Yawl Nellie; 12. 'An Outpost of Progress'; Part II. Nostromo: 13. 'Gaspar Ruiz'; 14. The garibaldino; 15. Nostromo and Decoud; 16. Sir John and 'Material Interests'; 17. Dr Monygham and Don José Avellanos; 18. Costaguana and Sulaco; Part III. The Secret Agent: 19. 'The Informer'; 20. 'An Anarchist'; 21. The bomb outrage; 22. The anarchists; 23. Karl Yundt; 24. Michaelis; 25. The professor; 26. Law and order: Sir Ethelred and the Home Secretary; 27. The assistant commissioner; 28. Chief Inspector Heat; 29. Verloc; 30. A. P. Krieger - a speculation; 31. Conclusion; Appendices; Notes, Index.
Synopsis
Conrad's Western World traces the sources of Heart of Darkness, Nostromo, The Secret Agent and some of the short stories related to these novels. As in his highly acclaimed Conrad's Eastern World, Professor Sherry provides an interesting blend of biographical reconstruction and investigation into the originals of the main incidents and characters - Kurtz, Nostromo, Verloc and many of the minor figures as well., Conrad's Western World traces the sources of Heart of Darkness, Nostromo, The Secret Agent and some of the short stories related to these novels. As in his highly acclaimed Conrad's Eastern World, Professor Sherry provides an interesting blend of biographical reconstruction and investigation into the originals of the main incidents and characters - Kurtz, Nostromo, Verloc and many of the minor figures as well. It has been possible to show in the study of Conrad's source material a movement away from analyses of personal experience or the narrated experiences of others to a manipulation of material entirely outside the bounds of his own experience. This change reveals also a movement in interest from personal and private dilemmas to wider and more public concerns, and shows Conrad developing a progressive sense of the frightening underside of human society. Finally, Professor Sherry considers the play of Conrad's mind over his source material and traces the development of individual works from the given sources to the completed fiction. This reconstruction of Conrad's original materials and the tracing of their development into literary works of great distinction gives us a unique insight into Conrad's preoccupations and art.
LC Classification Number
PR6005.O4 Z793 1971

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