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Joseph Conrad

The Major Phase

Jacques Berthoud author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:23rd Feb '78

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Jacques Berthoud analyses the clarity, consistency, and depth of thought in the novels of Joseph Conrad.

Jacques Berthoud attempts a full demonstration of the clarity, consistency, and depth of thought evident in the novels of Joseph Conrad. This book will be of interest to specialists in English studies and any reader looking for guidance through the complexities of the major novels.Although the importance of Conrad's work has long been recognized, Jacques Berthoud attempts a full demonstration of the clarity, consistency, and depth of thought evident in the novels written during the first decade of this century. Instead of the standard versions of Conrad - from sceptical moralizer to 'metaphysician of darkness' - he offers a tragic novelist, engaged in a sustained exploration of the contradictions inherent in man's relations with his fellows; and from the perspective thus achieved, he is able to show why Conrad occupies a leading place among the creators of modern literature. This book will be of interest to specialists in English studies because it seeks to make a substantial contribution to the critical debate on the significance of Conrad's work. It will also appeal to any reader looking for guidance through the complexities of the major novels: the central issues have been presented as simply as the originality of Conrad's art and thought permits.

ISBN: 9780521292733

Dimensions: 214mm x 132mm x 13mm

Weight: 273g

200 pages