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Informationen zum Autor Collits, Terry Klappentext The work of Joseph Conrad has been read so radically differently at different times that it is tempting to talk of different Conrads. One lasting impression, however, is that his colonial novels, which record encounters between Europe and Europe's "Other," are highly significant for the field of postcolonial studies. Drawing on many years of research and a rich body of criticism, Postcolonial Conrad not only offers fresh readings of Joseph Conrad's novels of imperialism, but also maps and analyzes the interpretative tradition they have generated. Terry Collits first examines the reception of Conrad's work in terms of the history of ideas, literary criticism, traditions of "Englishness," Marxism and postcolonialism, before re-reading Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Nostromo and Victory in greater depth. Collits' incisive, wide-ranging volume provides a much needed reconsideration of more than a century of criticism, discussing the many different perspectives born of constant. Zusammenfassung Drawing on many years of research and a rich body of criticism, Postcolonial Conrad not only presents fresh readings of Joseph Conrad's novels of imperialism, but also maps and analyzes the interpretative tradition they have generated. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Introduction: The Conradian MomentPart 2: Locations1. Conrad in the History of Ideas2. Conrad in Literary History3. Conrad in England4. Conrad and Marxism5. Conrad in the Postcolonial WorldPart 3: The Great Novels of Imperialism6. Heart of DarknessHistory, Politics, Myth and Tragedy7. Lord JimPopular Culture and the Transmission of the Code8. NostromoThe Anti-Heroics and Epic Failures of Empire9. Victory (1)Valedictory to the Old Colonial Order10. Victory (2)Postcolonial ConradEpilogue: Conrad and the New World OrderBibliographyIndex
