One of Us: The Mastery of Joseph Conrad

by Geoffrey Galt Harpham

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The concept of mastery straddles a largely unexamined seam in contemporary thought dividing admirable self-control from a reprehensible will to power. Although Joseph Conrad has traditionally been viewed as an admirable master--master mariner, storyteller, and writer--his reputation has been linked in recent years to the negative masteries of racism, imperialism, and patriarchy.

In this book, Geoffrey Galt Harpham delves not only into Conrad's...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226316963

ISBN13:9780226316963

Release Date:February 1997

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:226 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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English Literature History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Movements & Periods

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