| Description |
x, 299 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-290) and index. |
| Contents |
Covert plots and secret trades : Almayer's folly, An outcast of the islands, The rescue -- Trade secrets : Heart of darkness, The inheritors -- Political secrets : The secret agent -- City secrets : Chance -- Sexual secrets : Victory -- Medical secrets : Lord Jim, The arrow of gold, The rover -- Naval secrets : The tale -- Covert confessions : Under Western eyes. |
| Summary |
This text explores a range of knowledges which would have been familiar to Conrad and his original readers. Drawing on research into trade, policing, sexual and financial scandals, changing theories of trauma and contemporary war-crimes, it provides contexts for Conrad's fictions and produces original readings of his work. |
| Subject |
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
| ISBN |
9780230507838 |
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0230507832 |
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