Joseph Conrad: The Major Phase

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Joseph Conrad: The Major Phase
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jacques Berthoud
SeriesBritish and Irish Authors
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:200
Dimensions(mm): Height 214,Width 132
Category/GenreLiterary studies - from c 1900 -
Literary studies - fiction, novelists and prose writers
ISBN/Barcode 9780521292733
ClassificationsDewey:823.912
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 23 February 1978
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Although the importance of Conrad's work has long been recognized. In this study, Jacques Berthoud attempts a full demonstration of the clarity, consistency, and depth of thought evident in the novels written during the first decade of this century. Instead of the standard versions of Conrad - from sceptical moralizer to 'metaphysician of darkness' - he offers a tragic novelist, engaged in a sustained exploration of the contradictions inherent in man's relations with his fellows; and from the perspective thus achieved, he is able to show why Conrad occupies a leading place among the creators of modern literature. This book will be of interest to specialists in English studies because it seeks to make a substantial new contribution to the critical debate on the significance of Conrad's work. It will also appeal to any reader looking for guidance through the complexities of the major novels: the central issues have been presented as simply as the originality of Conrad's art and thought permits.