Various Dimensions of the Other in Joseph Conrad's Fiction

Various Dimensions of the Other in Joseph Conrad's Fiction
Author: Wiesław Krajka
Publisher:
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2020-08-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9788322793138

This collection of studies examines the various types and uses of ideas of "the other" and othering in Joseph Conrad's fiction. It offers examinations of different aspects of the colonial other both in Africa and Latin America, including a personal reminiscence of American imperialism by a descendant of a character mentioned in Conrad's fiction. The first three papers offer insights into Conrad's artistic presentation of both the historical and concrete side of capitalism and imperialism as well as the universal aspects of these social-political-economic formations. The next four studies theorize the colonial other, from European/Western perspectives and from Third World perspectives. The final four papers concern otherness in seamanship, in terms of the imperial other and alterity, and the female as other, othering by gender. The dimensions of the other in Conrad's fiction that the collection examines are mainly colonial, imperial, and civilizational, set in the realities of geographical space of Africa, Latin America, and the Far East, the reality at sea, and the reality of gendered humanity. They are grounded in various contexts significant for Conrad's epoch: both domestic and pertaining to English and European colonial-imperial overseas expansion, and illuminated from both English/Western and Third World perspectives. Various Dimensions of the Other in Joseph Conrad's Fiction features both general theoretical arguments and distinctive methodological approaches to Conrad's oeuvre, such as historical contextualization and source studies, postcolonial theory, imagology, Levinas's theory of alterity, the Lacanian theory of jouissance, literary feminism, and personal narrative. The book is volume 29 of the series Conrad: Eastern and Western Perspectives: within this series it offers the first complex and direct treatment of multifarious incarnations of the other in Joseph Conrad's fiction. The studies included create a truly international constellation of criticism, with authors at universities in the United States of America, France, Switzerland, Ukraine, Algeria, Iran, Japan, and Poland. Owing to their unique national and cultural-literary backgrounds and perspectives upon Joseph Conrad's oeuvre, Various Dimensions of the Other in Joseph Conrad's Fiction continues and strengthens the transnational profile of the series Conrad: Eastern and Western Perspectives.

Some Intertextual Chords of Joseph Conrad's Literary Art

Some Intertextual Chords of Joseph Conrad's Literary Art
Author: Wiesław Krajka
Publisher: Maria Curie-Skodowska University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre:
ISBN: 9788322791868

This monograph groups studies that deal with intertextual aspects of Conrad's literary art. Intertextual relationships are seen in terms of either affinities/points of contact and the influence of earlier literary works upon his oeuvre, or the influence of Conrad's texts upon literary works by authors following him.

Joseph Conrad's Authorial Self

Joseph Conrad's Authorial Self
Author: Wiesław Krajka
Publisher: Conrad: Eastern and Western Perspectives
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2018-09-04
Genre: Ethnicity in literature
ISBN: 9788322790564

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 and the Fiction of Autobiography

Joseph Conrad and the Fiction of Autobiography
Author: Edward W. Said
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2008-01-08
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 023151154X

Edward W. Said locates Joseph Conrad's fear of personal disintegration in his constant re-narration of the past. Using the author's personal letters as a guide to understanding his fiction, Said draws an important parallel between Conrad's view of his own life and the manner and form of his stories. The critic also argues that the author, who set his fiction in exotic locations like East Asia and Africa, projects political dimensions in his work that mirror a colonialist preoccupation with "civilizing" native peoples. Said then suggests that this dimension should be considered when reading all of Western literature. First published in 1966, Said's critique of the Western self's struggle with modernity signaled the beginnings of his groundbreaking work, Orientalism, and remains a cornerstone of postcolonial studies today.

Karain: A Memory

Karain: A Memory
Author: Joseph Conrad
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2022-07-21
Genre: Art
ISBN:

You will love Joseph Conrad's disturbing and harrowing tale of European colonialism. The author of Heart of Darkness does not shy away from its ugly truths and paints imperialism's horrific nature in glorious and terrifying natural and visceral imagery.

Heart of Darkness and Other Tales

Heart of Darkness and Other Tales
Author: Joseph Conrad
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2008-05-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0191582743

HEART OF DARKNESS * AN OUTPOST OF PROGRESS * KARAIN * YOUTH The finest of all Conrad's tales, 'Heart of Darkness' is set in an atmosphere of mystery and menace, and tells of Marlow's perilous journey up the Congo River to relieve his employer's agent, the renowned and formidable Mr Kurtz. What he sees on his journey, and his eventual encounter with Kurtz, horrify and perplex him, and call into question the very bases of civilization and human nature. Endlessly reinterpreted by critics and adapted for film, radio, and television, the story shows Conrad at his most intense and sophisticated. The other three tales in this volume depict corruption and obsession, and question racial assumptions. Set in the exotic surroundings of Africa, Malaysia. and the east, they variously appraise the glamour, folly, and rapacity of imperial adventure. This revised edition uses the English first edition texts and has a new chronology and bibliography. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Metaphysical dimension in Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness"

Metaphysical dimension in Joseph Conrad's
Author: Sofia Arslan
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 10
Release: 2016-11-22
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 3668346690

Literature Review from the year 2014 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: University, , course: Modern Novel, language: English, abstract: This short text examines the metaphysical dimension in Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness". Conrad has created Heart of Darkness in such a way that the literary devices of symbolism, imagery, paradox and personification act as a catalyst for bringing out the metaphysical meaning behind the literal text. The physical journey of Marlowe to Congo, the atrocities he witnesses there and the insight he gains – all of it is fleshed out and given emblematic form on a metaphysical dimension.

victory

victory
Author: Joseph Conrad
Publisher:
Total Pages: 480
Release: 1921
Genre:
ISBN:

Essays on Conrad

Essays on Conrad
Author: Ian Watt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2000-07-27
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780521783873

A landmark collection of Ian Watt's essays on Joseph Conrad.