Imperial Quest and Modern Memory From Conrad to Greene

Informationen zum Autor J. M. Rawa Klappentext Attempts to explore relationships between narrative and imperium in the context of Western Modernism by examining the Quest as a vexed trope in "Heart of Darkness"! "Passage to India"! "The Sheltering Sky" and the "Quiet American". This book takes stock of twentieth century theory regarding the Quest. Zusammenfassung Attempts to explore relationships between narrative and imperium in the context of Western Modernism by examining the Quest as a vexed trope in "Heart of Darkness", "Passage to India", "The Sheltering Sky" and the "Quiet American". This book takes stock of twentieth century theory regarding the Quest. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Modern Passages and Double Turns 1). The Inexorable Quest: Archetype or Construct? 2). The Imperial Quest and the Modern Quest 3). Heart of Darkness : Double Turns in the Belgian Congo 4). A Passage to India: Double Turns in Mosque, Cave, & Temple 5). The Sheltering Sky : Double Turns and Tea in the Sahara 6). The Quiet American : Double Turns in Cold War Saigon Conclusion: Quest, Memory, and Contemporaneity Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Julia Rawa, Rawa Julia
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.08.2005
• EAN: 9780415975520
• ISBN: 978-0-415-97552-0
• No. of pages: 166
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Pharmacy; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literature: history and criticism