The work of Joseph Brodsky (1940β1996), one of Russiaβs great modern poets, has been the subject of much study and debate. His life, too, is the stuff of legend, from his survival of the siege of Leningrad in early childhood to his expulsion from the Soviet Union and his achievements as a Nobel Priz
Joseph Conrad: A Literary Life
β Scribed by Cedric Watts
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 166
- Series
- Literary Lives
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Drawing out the distinctive thematic preoccupations and technical devices in Conrad's writing, Professor Watts explores Conrad's importance and influence as a moral, social and political commentator. He focuses in particular on Almayer's Folly, The Nigger of the Narcissus, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Nostromo and Chance.
β¦ Subjects
Authors;Arts & Literature;Biographies & Memoirs;Criticism & Theory;History & Criticism;Literature & Fiction;British & Irish;European;Regional & Cultural;History & Criticism;Literature & Fiction;British & Irish;Contemporary;Dramas & Plays;Historical;Horror;Humor & Satire;Literature;Poetry;Shakespeare;Literature & Fiction
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