Joseph Conrad: Betrayal and Identity

Joseph Conrad: Betrayal and Identity
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 334
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ISBN-10 : 9781349223022
ISBN-13 : 1349223026
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Book Synopsis Joseph Conrad: Betrayal and Identity by : Robert Hampson

Download or read book Joseph Conrad: Betrayal and Identity written by Robert Hampson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through attention to incidents of betrayal and self-betrayal in his fiction, this book traces the development of Conrad's conception of identity through the three phases of his career: the self in isolation, the self in society and the sexualised self. It shows how the early fiction negotiates the opposed dangers of the self-ideal and the surrender to passion; how the middle fiction tests the ideal code psychologically and ideologically; and how the late fiction probes sexuality and morbid psychology.


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