Sexuality and the Erotic in the Fiction of Joseph Conrad
Sexuality and the Erotic in the Fiction of Joseph Conrad

Author: Jeremy Hawthorn

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2007-03-01

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1441161384

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Awarded third place for The Adam Gillon Book Award in Conrad Studies 2009 The book presents a sustained critique of the interlinked (and contradictory) views that the fiction of Joseph Conrad is largely innocent of any interest in or concern with sexuality and the erotic, and that when Conrad does attempt to depict sexual desire or erotic excitement then this results in bad writing. Jeremy Hawthorn argues for a revision of the view that Conrad lacks understanding of and interest in sexuality. He argues that the comprehensiveness of Conrad's vision does not exclude a concern with the sexual and the erotic, and that this concern is not with the sexual and the erotic as separate spheres of human life, but as elements dialectically related to those matters public and political that have always been recognized as central to Conrad's fictional achievement. The book will open Conrad's fiction to readings enriched by the insights of critics and theorists associated with Gender Studies and Post-colonialism.

Homosexuality in the Life and Work of Joseph Conrad
Homosexuality in the Life and Work of Joseph Conrad

Author: Richard J. Ruppel

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2008-02-19

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 1135914214

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This book analyzes the representations of homosexuality in Conrad’s fiction, beginning with Conrad’s life and letters to show that Conrad himself was, at least imaginatively, bisexual. Conrad’s recurrent bouts of neurasthenia, his difficult courtships, late marriage, and frequent expressions of misogyny can all be attributed to the fact that Conrad was emotionally, temperamentally, and, perhaps, even erotically more comfortable with men than women. Subsequent chapters trace Conrad’s fictional representations of homosexuality. Through his analysis, Ruppel reveals that homoeroticism is endemic to the adventure genre and how Conrad’s bachelor-narrators interest in younger men is homoerotic. Conrad scholars and those interested in homosexuality and constructions of masculinity should all be interested in this work.

The Routledge Companion to Joseph Conrad
The Routledge Companion to Joseph Conrad

Author: Debra Romanick Baldwin

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-07-15

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1040047084

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The Routledge Companion to Joseph Conrad attests to the global significance and enduring importance of Conrad’s works, reception, and legacy. This volume brings together an international roster of scholars who consider his works in relation to biography, narrative, politics, women’s studies, comparative literature, and other forms of art. They offer approaches as diverse as re-examining Conrad’s sea voyages using newly available digital materials, analyzing his archipelagic narrative techniques, applying Chinese philosophy to Lord Jim, interrogating gendered epistemology in the neglected story “The Tale,” considering Conrad alongside W.E.B. Du Bois, Graham Greene, Virginia Woolf, or Orhan Pamuk, or alongside sound, gesture, opera, graphic novels, or contemporary events. An invaluable resource for students and scholars of Conrad and twentieth-century literature, this groundbreaking collection shows how Conrad’s works – their artistry, vision, and ideas – continue to challenge, perplex, and delight.

Joseph Conrad's Critical Reception
Joseph Conrad's Critical Reception

Author: John G. Peters

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-04-29

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 110703485X

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This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date history of the commentary written about the life and works of Joseph Conrad.

A Historical Guide to Joseph Conrad
A Historical Guide to Joseph Conrad

Author: John Peters

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 0195332784

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Joseph Conrad achieved worldwide literary renown in his third language. Despite not having learned English until his twenties, Conrad succeeded in breaking new ground with his portrayal of anti-heroes & distinctive narrative style, becoming a major influence on 20th century English language fiction.

Homosexuality in the Life and Work of Joseph Conrad
Homosexuality in the Life and Work of Joseph Conrad

Author: Richard J. Ruppel

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2008-02-19

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 1135914222

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This book examines the representations of homosexuality and homoeroticism in Conrad’s fiction. Drawing on the work of Geoffrey Galt Harpham, Robert Hodges, Wayne Koestenbaum, Christopher Lane, and others who have already begun unearthing and analyzing this subject, the author traces Conrad’s representations of homosexuality and homoeroticism, beginning with the Malay works and ending with The Shadow Line.

Critical Approaches to Joseph Conrad
Critical Approaches to Joseph Conrad

Author: Agata Szczeszak-Brewer

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

Published: 2015-08-31

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 1611175305

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Critical Approaches to Joseph Conrad is a collection of essays directed to both new and experienced readers of Conrad. The book takes into account recent developments in literary theory, including the prominence of ecocriticism, ecopostcolonial approaches, and gender studies. Editor Agata Szczeszak-Brewer offers a comprehensive and comprehensible introduction to Conrad's most popular texts, also addressing the most recent academic debates as well as the conversations about narrative and genre in Conrad's canon. Students and scholars of Conrad, twentieth-century literature, and modernism will appreciate the clear, accessible prose by nineteen internationally recognized contributors who approach Conrad in different ways, from postcolonial and ecocritical perspectives, through explorations of gender, to psychoanalysis, narrative theory, and political analysis. Beginning with a biographical introduction by Szczeszak-Brewer, the collection offers an essay outlining the cultural and historical contexts that influenced Conrad's fiction and an essay on reception of Conrad's work. Following that, contributors provide critical approaches to Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Typhoon, Nostromo, The Secret Agent, The Secret Sharer, and Under Western Eyes. In these sections scholars offer insights about complex issues in Conrad's fiction, ranging from the study of specific literary tools and narrative development in his books to the political theories in Conrad's portrayal of the threat of terrorism and violent revolutions.

Joseph Conrad: Betrayal and Identity
Joseph Conrad: Betrayal and Identity

Author: Robert Hampson

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-07-27

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1349223026

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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.

Rethinking Joseph Conrad’s Concepts of Community
Rethinking Joseph Conrad’s Concepts of Community

Author: Kaoru Yamamoto

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-04-20

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1474250033

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Rethinking Joseph Conrad's Concepts of Community uses Conrad's phrase 'strange fraternity' from The Rover as a starting point for an exploration of the concept of community in his writing, including his neglected vignettes and later stories. Drawing on the work of continental thinkers including Jacques Derrida, Jean Luc-Nancy and Hannah Arendt, Yamamoto offers original readings of Heart of Darkness, The Nigger of the 'Narcissus', The Rover and Suspense and the short stories “The Secret Sharer”, “The Warrior's Soul” and “The Duel”. Working at the intersection between literature and philosophy, this is a unique and interdisciplinary engagement with Conrad's work.