Lord Jim

List of contents

General Editor’s Preface. Acknowledgements. Notes on References. 1. The Biographical Background 2. The Critical Reception and Literary Context of Lord Jim 3. Composition and Sources of Lord Jim 4. Lord Jim Chapters 1-9 5. Lord Jim Chapters 10-20 6. Lord Jim Chapters 21-35 7. Lord Jim Chapters 36-45 8. ‘Honour’, ‘Dream’ and ‘Tragedy’; Hamlet, La Vida es Sueño and Lord Jim 9. Lord Jim in Twentieth-century Literary Criticism. Bibliography. Index.

About the author

John Batchelor

Summary

Published in 1900, Conrad's Lord Jim can in many ways be seen as the first 'modern' novel. This important full study of the book, originally published in 1988, emphasizes the outstanding historical and artistic significance of Conrad's masterpiece.

Product details

• Authors: John Batchelor, Batchelor John
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9780367321086
• ISBN: 978-0-367-32108-6
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Modern Fiction
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000