{"product_id":"critical-approaches-to-joseph-conrad-agata-szczeszak-brewer-9781611175295","title":"Critical Approaches to Joseph Conrad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerspectives on the narratives and genres of the renowned storyteller's oeuvre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCritical Approaches to Joseph Conrad \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudents 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing that, contributors provide critical approaches to \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Typhoon, Nostromo, The Secret Agent, The Secret Sharer, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnder Western Eyes.\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Agata Szczeszak-Brewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611175291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611175295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2016","brand":"Agata Szczeszak-Brewer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097014083839,"sku":"9781611175295","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/critical-approaches-to-joseph-conrad-agata-szczeszak-brewer-9781611175295","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}