LEADER 00000cam a2200637Ia 4500 001 ocn454140284 003 OCoLC 005 20160527040453.3 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 091008s2009 ne ob 000 0 eng d 019 649903392|a659500180|a764536570 020 9781441625502|q(electronic book) 020 144162550X|q(electronic book) 020 9789042026179 020 9042026170 020 |z9042026162 020 |z9789042026162 035 (OCoLC)454140284|z(OCoLC)649903392|z(OCoLC)659500180 |z(OCoLC)764536570 040 N$T|beng|epn|cN$T|dOCLCQ|dCDX|dEBLCP|dIDEBK|dOCLCQ|dE7B |dOCLCQ|dOCLCO|dOCLCQ|dYDXCP|dOCLCA|dOCLCQ|dOCLCF|dOCLCQ 049 RIDW 050 4 PR6005.O4|bZ79255 2009eb 072 7 LIT|x004120|2bisacsh 082 04 820.8009|222 090 PR6005.O4|bZ79255 2009eb 100 1 Schnauder, Ludwig.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ no2009154572 245 10 Free will and determinism in Joseph Conrad's major novels /|cLudwig Schnauder. 264 1 Amsterdam ;|aNew York :|bRodopi,|c2009. 300 1 online resource (268 pages). 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 490 1 Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ;|v125 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-268). 505 0 Introduction -- Free will and determinism: a philosophical introduction -- Free will and determinism in nineteenth and early twentieth century Britain -- Conrad and the problem of free will -- Heart of darkness and the empire machine -- Nostromo and the mechanics of history -- The secret agent and the urban jungle -- Conclusion -- Works cited. 520 Although it has often been pointed out that the protagonists of Joseph Conrad's novels frequently fail in what they attempt to achieve, the forces that oppose them have rarely been examined systematically. Furthermore, no sustained attempts have been made to rigorously address the central philosophical issue the characters' predicament raises: that of the freedom-of-the-will. This interdisciplinary study seeks to remedy this neglect by taking recourse not only to the philosophical debate about free will and determinism but also to the relevant historical, economic, scientific, and literary dis. 588 0 Print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 600 10 Conrad, Joseph,|d1857-1924|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities /names/n79054067|xCriticism and interpretation.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005576 600 17 Conrad, Joseph,|d1857-1924.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org /fast/35252 650 0 Free will and determinism in literature.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051689 650 7 Criticism and interpretation.|2fast|0https:// id.worldcat.org/fast/1198648 650 7 Free will and determinism in literature.|2fast|0https:// id.worldcat.org/fast/933983 655 4 Electronic books. 655 7 Criticism, interpretation, etc.|2fast|0https:// id.worldcat.org/fast/1411635 776 08 |iPrint version:|aSchnauder, Ludwig.|tFree will and determinism in Joseph Conrad's major novels.|dAmsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2009|z9789042026162|z9042026162 |w(OCoLC)426043543 830 0 Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ;|0https://id.loc.gov /authorities/names/n94094826|v125. 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=281489|zOnline eBook. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading this eBook|uhttp:// guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d201606016|cEBSCO|tebscoebooksacademic|lridw 994 92|bRID