Joseph Conrad is a key figure in modernist fiction, whose
innovative work engages with many of the crucial philosophical,
moral and political concerns of the twentieth century. This
collection of major critical readings of his work is arranged
according to the issues which each critic addresses, issues which
are of crucial importance, and in many cases remain controversial,
within contemporary literary theory and criticism.
Following an opening section on the critical tradition, indicating
how the study of Conrad's work has been politicised since the
1970s, there are sections on 'Narrative, Textuality and
Interpretation', 'Imperialism', 'Gender and Sexuality', 'Class and
Ideology', and 'Modernity'. Within each section two or three
critical excerpts offer contrasting and complementary accounts of
the fiction, while the headnotes to each piece and the introduction
place these excerpts within the wider critical debate, clarifying
for the reader both the theoretical issues and the interpretation
of Conrad's fiction. A glossary of terms and a bibliography
categorised by critical approach complete a volume which will
provide an invaluable resource for students of Conrad and
twentieth-century literature as well as other readers of Conrad's
work.
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