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1 online resource (160 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Studies in major literary authors ; volume 26
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Studies in major literary authors ; volume 26.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-146) and index. |
| Summary |
Arguing that gender and difference are conceptual and performative, Schneider examines many of Conrad's best known fictions to show how his use of female allegorical imagery, oppositional narrative strategies and hybrid generic structures challenge late Victorian ideologic norms and goals. |
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Cover; Half Title; Original Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION Not Exactly Tales for Boys; CHAPTER ONE Iconography and the Feminine Ideal: Torches, Blindfolds, and the ""true light of femininity"" in Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, The Rescue, and ""The Return""; CHAPTER TWO Plots and Performance: Conrad's ""tricks with girls"" in ""Freya of the Seven Isles, "" Under Western Eyes, An Outcast of the Islands, and The Rescue. |
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CHAPTER THREE Colonial Occupations: Race and Gender in ""An Outpost of Progress"" and The Nigger of the ""Narcissus""CHAPTER FOUR Politics in the House: Genre, Narrative, and the Domestic Drama in The Secret Agent, Heart of Darkness, and Lord Jim; CODA Narrative, Femininity, Death; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 -- Technique.
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Technique. |
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Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- 20th century.
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Narration (Rhetoric) |
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History. |
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20th century |
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Literary form -- History -- 20th century.
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Literary form. |
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Difference (Psychology) in literature.
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Difference (Psychology) in literature. |
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Femininity in literature.
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Femininity in literature. |
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Sex role in literature.
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Sex role in literature. |
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1900-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Schneider, Lissa, 1960- Conrad's narratives of difference 0415966779 (DLC) 2003002137 (OCoLC)51615265 |
| ISBN |
9781136730726 (electronic book) |
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1136730729 (electronic book) |
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0415966779 |
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9780415966771 |
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