{"product_id":"conrads-western-world-paperback-9780521298087","title":"Conrad's Western World (Paperback) 9780521298087","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eConrad's Western World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProfessor Sherry provides an interesting blend of biographical reconstruction and investigation into the originals of the main incidents and characters - Kurtz, Nostromo, Verloc and many of the minor figures as well.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNorman Sherry (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521298087, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 12 June 1980\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e480 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.7 cm, 0.61 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'In his Introduction to this new study of Conrad's autobiographical and literary sources, Professor Sherry relates it specifically to his earlier and justly celebrated volume Conrad's Eastern World. It must be said straight away that the new book sustains the high level of detective prowess of its predecessor; one is constantly fascinated and sometimes astonished by what Professor Sherry is able to reveal.' Critical Quarterly\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eConrad's Western World traces the sources of Heart of Darkness, Nostromo, The Secret Agent and some of the short stories related to these novels. As in his highly acclaimed Conrad's Eastern World, Professor Sherry provides an interesting blend of biographical reconstruction and investigation into the originals of the main incidents and characters - Kurtz, Nostromo, Verloc and many of the minor figures as well. It has been possible to show in the study of Conrad's source material a movement away from analyses of personal experience or the narrated experiences of others to a manipulation of material entirely outside the bounds of his own experience. This change reveals also a movement in interest from personal and private dilemmas to wider and more public concerns, and shows Conrad developing a progressive sense of the frightening underside of human society. Finally, Professor Sherry considers the play of Conrad's mind over his source material and traces the development of individual works from the given sources to the completed fiction. This reconstruction of Conrad's original materials and the tracing of their development into literary works of great distinction gives us a unique insight into Conrad's preoccupations and art.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIllustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Heart of Darkness: 1. The fascination of Africa\u003cbr\u003e 2. The death of Freiesleben\u003cbr\u003e 3. Bordeaux to Boma\u003cbr\u003e 4. The company station - Matadi\u003cbr\u003e 5. Matadi to Kinchassa - the central station\u003cbr\u003e 6. Kinchassa to Stanley Falls\u003cbr\u003e 7. Stanley Falls - the heart of darkness\u003cbr\u003e 8. Klein\u003cbr\u003e 9. The journey down-river\u003cbr\u003e 10. Kurtz\u003cbr\u003e 11. Henry Morton Stanley - the Yawl Nellie\u003cbr\u003e 12. 'An Outpost of Progress'\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Nostromo: 13. 'Gaspar Ruiz'\u003cbr\u003e 14. The garibaldino\u003cbr\u003e 15. Nostromo and Decoud\u003cbr\u003e 16. Sir John and 'Material Interests'\u003cbr\u003e 17. Dr Monygham and Don José Avellanos\u003cbr\u003e 18. Costaguana and Sulaco\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Secret Agent: 19. 'The Informer'\u003cbr\u003e 20. 'An Anarchist'\u003cbr\u003e 21. The bomb outrage\u003cbr\u003e 22. The anarchists\u003cbr\u003e 23. Karl Yundt\u003cbr\u003e 24. Michaelis\u003cbr\u003e 25. The professor\u003cbr\u003e 26. Law and order: Sir Ethelred and the Home Secretary\u003cbr\u003e 27. The assistant commissioner\u003cbr\u003e 28. Chief Inspector Heat\u003cbr\u003e 29. Verloc\u003cbr\u003e 30. A. P. Krieger - a speculation\u003cbr\u003e 31. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Notes, Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: from c 1900 - [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: from c 1900 -\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20from%20c%201900%20-%20%5BDSBH%5D%22\"\u003eDSBH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002709627160,"sku":"9780521298087","price":30.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521298087i_d860a9e3-9bed-4f13-b341-f9e2a4e719d4.jpg?v=1691374914","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/conrads-western-world-paperback-9780521298087","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}