{"product_id":"the-discerning-narrator-conrad-aristotle-and-modernity-hardback-9781442649071","title":"The Discerning Narrator; Conrad, Aristotle, and Modernity (Hardback) 9781442649071","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Discerning Narrator\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eConrad, Aristotle, and Modernity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexia Hannis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442649071\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 November 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e158 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.5 x 1.8 cm, 0.36 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 view of the uncertainty regarding the actual extent of Conrad\u0026amp;#x2019;s education, Hannis\u0026amp;#x2019;s volume not only contributes valuable insights on the Aristotelian echoes in the writer\u0026amp;#x2019;s oeuvre, but invites further research upon the classical underpinnings of his works.\" - Sylwia Janina Wojciechowska PhD, Ignatianum University in Cracow (\u003cem\u003eThe Conradian\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Discerning Narrator\u003c\/em\u003e sheds new light on Joseph Conrad\u0026amp;#x2019;s controversial critique of modernity and modernization by reading his work through an Aristotelian lens. The book proposes that we need Aristotle – a key figure in Conrad\u0026amp;#x2019;s education – to recognize the profound significance of Conrad\u0026amp;#x2019;s artistic vision.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffering Aristotelian analyses of Conrad\u0026amp;#x2019;s letters, essays, and four works of fiction, Alexia Hannis illuminates the philosophical roots and literary implications of Conrad\u0026amp;#x2019;s critique of modernity. Hannis turns to Aristotle\u0026amp;#x2019;s ethical formulations to trace what she calls \"the discerning narrator\" in Conrad\u0026amp;#x2019;s oeuvre: a compassionate yet sceptical guide to appraising character and conduct. The book engages with past and current Conrad scholarship while drawing from Aristotle\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003ci\u003ePoetics, Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNicomachean Ethics, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as classical scholars to offer original philosophical analyses of major and understudied Conrad\u0026amp;#x2019;s works.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on Aristotle, Hannis provides a fresh context for making sense of Conrad\u0026amp;#x2019;s self-differentiation from modernity. As a result, \u003ci\u003eThe Discerning Narrator\u003c\/i\u003e provides an affirmation of literature\u0026amp;#x2019;s invitation to wonder about the possibilities inherent in human nature, including the potential for painful depravity, heroic excellence, and ordinary human happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Deeper Significance of Sailing Ships\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Conrad\u0026amp;#x2019;s Vision of Things\u003cbr\u003e2. \u003cem\u003eAn Outcast of the Islands\u003c\/em\u003e: Tragedy, Pathos, and Conrad\u0026amp;#x2019;s Narrative Appeal\u003cbr\u003e3. Seeing Jim\u0026amp;#x2019;s Virtues in\u003cem\u003e Lord Jim: A Tale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. The Discerning Narrator in \u003cem\u003eFalk: A Reminiscence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Marlow\u0026amp;#x2019;s Practical Wisdom: \u003cem\u003eChance: A Tale in Two Parts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: \"Speakings\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676746969368,"sku":"9781442649071","price":27.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-discerning-narrator-conrad-aristotle-and-modernity-hardback-9781442649071","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}