The Reception of Joseph Conrad in Europe

The Reception of Joseph Conrad in Europe
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 560
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ISBN-10 : 9781474241106
ISBN-13 : 1474241107
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Synopsis The Reception of Joseph Conrad in Europe by : Robert Hampson

Born and brought up in Poland bilingually in French and Polish but living for most of his professional life in England and writing in English, Joseph Conrad was, from the start, as much a European writer as he was a British one and his work – from his earliest fictions through Heart of Darkness, Nostromo and The Secret Agent to his later novels– has repeatedly been the focal point of discussions about key issues of the modern age. With chapters written by leading international scholars, this book provides a wide-ranging survey of the reception, translation and publication history of Conrad's works across Europe. Covering reviews and critical discussion, and with some attention to adaptations in other media, these chapters situate Conrad's works in their social and political context. The book also includes bibliographies of key translations in each of the European countries covered and a timeline of Conrad's reception throughout the continent.

Joseph Conrad’s Cultural Legacy

Joseph Conrad’s Cultural Legacy
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9781350440852
ISBN-13 : 135044085X
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Synopsis Joseph Conrad’s Cultural Legacy by : Linda Dryden

In 2024 the literary community commemorates the 100th anniversary of the death of Joseph Conrad. This volume of collected essays takes the opportunity to reflect on Conrad's enduring influence on literature and culture in the 21st century. Offering reflections on Conrad's legacy by leading critics and scholars in the field of Conrad studies as well as by significant figures in the arts and cultural sector, it represents a unique contribution to Conrad studies and provides an overview of how the author continues to inspire and shape contemporary literature and culture in the 21st century. Covering a broad range of topics, from discussions of how Conrad has inspired contemporary films and operas through to the pertinence of his works to current conflicts and key contemporary issues, Joseph Conrad's Cultural Legacy offers unique, original insights into the enduring relevance of one of the leading literary figures of the 20th century.

The Reception of Joseph Conrad in Europe

The Reception of Joseph Conrad in Europe
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ISBN-10 : 9781350291492
ISBN-13 : 1350291498
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Synopsis The Reception of Joseph Conrad in Europe by : Robert Hampson

Born in Poland but living for most of his professional life in England and writing in English, Joseph Conrad was always as much a European writer as he was a British one and his work -- from Heart of Darkness to Nostromo and The Secret Agent -- has often been the focal point of discussions about the dawn of the modern age. With chapters written by leading international scholars, this book is a comprehensive survey of the reception, translation and publication history of Conrad's works throughout Europe. Covering reviews, critical discussion and adaptations across media, the book includes bibliographies of key translations in each of the European countries covered and a timeline of Conrad's reception throughout the continent.

Joseph Conrad's Authorial Self

Joseph Conrad's Authorial Self
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Publisher : Conrad: Eastern and Western Perspectives
Total Pages : 402
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ISBN-10 : 8322790562
ISBN-13 : 9788322790564
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Synopsis Joseph Conrad's Authorial Self by : Wiesław Krajka

Joseph Conrad's Authorial Self is organized around the category of the author with some illuminating aspects of Conrad's Polishness as the major area of consideration. It starts with a theoretical treatment of Conrad's authorship, continues through a focus on autobiography along with his creative process, proceeds with analyses of his ideas derived from his Polish heritage as presented in his personality and oeuvre, and moves on to biographies of the writer's relatives. This set is followed by papers on "Amy Foster," a short story of strong Polish resonance and a classic of émigré literature, considerations of translations of his works into Polish, and essays on central/south-central Europe and the sea. The main integrative concept of authorial self is supported by two secondary principles: delimitation by the geographical area covered: mainly Poland, but also Russia and central and south-central Europe, and the chronology of Joseph Conrad's life and works, from influences upon Konradek in Lwów and the significance of East Carpathian poetics to juxtapositions of his oeuvre with early twentieth century authors as well as a contemporary Polish author and translations of his works. The final five papers span the whole period studied in this volume, from the first Polish translation published in 1897 to one of the most recent in 2011, from possible influences upon Conrad in his childhood and youth to the most recent reception of his works in the Balkans. This book is volume 27 of the series Conrad: Eastern and Western Perspectives, edited by Wiesław Krajka.

Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad
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Publisher : Camden House
Total Pages : 820
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ISBN-10 : 157113347X
ISBN-13 : 9781571133472
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Synopsis Joseph Conrad by : Zdzisław Najder

Up-to-date and extensive revision of Najder's much-acclaimed scholarly biography of Conrad, employing newly accessible sources. Joseph Conrad is not only one of the world's great writers of English -- and world -- literature, but was a writer who lived a particularly full and interesting life. For the biographer this is a double-edged sword, however: thereare many periods for which documentation is uncommonly difficult. Zdzislaw Najder's meticulously documented biography first appeared in English in 1983, garnering high praise as the best, most complete biography of Conrad. Najder's command of English, French, Polish, and Russian allowed him access to a greater variety of sources than any other biographer, and his Polish background and his own experience as an exile have afforded him a unique affinity forConrad and his milieu. All this has come into play once again in the present, extensively revised edition: much of its extensive new material was unearthed in newly-opened former east-bloc archives. There is new material on Conrad's father's genealogy and his role in Polish politics; Conrad's service in the French and British merchant marines; his early English reading and correspondence; his experiences in the Congo; the circumstances of writing his memoirs, and much more. In addition, several aspects of Conrad's life and works are more thoroughly analyzed: his problems with the English language; his borrowings from French writers; his attitude toward socialism, his reaction to the reception of his books. Zdzislaw Najder teaches at the European Academy, Cracow.

Robert Louis Stevenson and the Great Affair

Robert Louis Stevenson and the Great Affair
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9781317062202
ISBN-13 : 1317062205
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Synopsis Robert Louis Stevenson and the Great Affair by : Richard J. Hill

In his travel narrative Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes (1879), Robert Louis Stevenson declares, "I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move. " Taking up the concepts of time, place, and memory, the contributors to this collection explore in what ways the dynamic view of life suggested by this quotation permeates Stevenson's work. The essays adopt a wide variety of critical approaches, including post-colonial theory, post-structuralism, new historicism, art history, and philosophy, making use of the vast array of literary materials that Stevenson left across a global journey that began in Scotland in 1850 and ended in Samoa in 1894. These range from travel journals, letters, and classic literary staples such as Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, to rarely read masterpieces such as The Master of Ballantrae or The Ebb-Tide. While much recent scholarship on Stevenson foregrounds geography, the present volume also examines the theme of movement across memory, time, and generic boundaries. Taken together, the essays offer a view of Stevenson that demonstrates how the protean nature of his literary output reflects the radical developments in science, technology, and culture that characterized the age in which he lived.

The Cambridge Companion to Joseph Conrad

The Cambridge Companion to Joseph Conrad
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 0521484847
ISBN-13 : 9780521484848
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Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Joseph Conrad by : J. H. Stape

Leading scholars provide a comprehensive introduction to the work of Joseph Conrad.

Under Western Eyes

Under Western Eyes
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Total Pages : 396
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105045032781
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Synopsis Under Western Eyes by : Joseph Conrad

Political turmoil convulses 19th-century Russia, as Razumov, a young student preparing for a career in the czarist bureaucracy, unwittingly becomes embroiled in the assassination of a public official. Asked to spy on the family of the assassin -- his close friend -- he must come to terms with timeless questions of accountability and human integrity.

Conrad in Perspective

Conrad in Perspective
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : 9780521573214
ISBN-13 : 0521573211
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Synopsis Conrad in Perspective by : Zdzisław Najder

Zdzislaw Najder, one of the world's leading authorities on Joseph Conrad and author of the major biography Joseph Conrad: A Chronicle (1983), is widely acclaimed for his particular insights into Conrad's Polish background. The fruits of thirty years of Conrad study appear in this landmark volume of his essays, which explore a wide range of topics: Conrad's national and cultural heritage; his fictions, from the unfinished 'Sisters' and Lord Jim to The Secret Agent; his attitude towards Russia in general and Dostoevsky in particular; his concepts of man and society; and the role of the idea of honour in his work. In a series of more general essays Najder goes on to place Conrad's work within a broad European philosophical, political and literary context. Conrad in Perspective offers new insights into the life and work of one of the twentieth century's greatest novelists by one of his most perceptive critics.