Essays on Conrad

Hardback

Main Details

Title Essays on Conrad
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ian Watt
Foreword by Frank Kermode
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:228
Dimensions(mm): Height 236,Width 157
Category/GenreLiterary studies - from c 1900 -
Literary studies - fiction, novelists and prose writers
ISBN/Barcode 9780521780070
ClassificationsDewey:823.912
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
General
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 27 July 2000
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Ian Watt (1917-1999) has long been acknowledged as one of the finest of postwar literary critics, and among the most learned of those writing about the work of Joseph Conrad. Essays on Conrad is a collection of Watt's most characteristic essays on Conrad's work. Watt's own philosophy, as well as his insight into Conrad's work, was shaped by his experiences as a prisoner of war on the River Kwai. His moving account of these experiences completes this essential collection of Watt essays.

Reviews

"upper-division undergraduates through scholars will delight in these cool, clean meditations on the enigmatic Conradas work." Choice "Watt demonstrated the insightfulness and originality, critical balance and comprehensiveness of scope scholars...it is nevertheless useful to have the essay collected." English Literature in Transition 2002