{"product_id":"culture-and-irony-anthony-winner-9780813929460","title":"Culture and Irony: Studies in Joseph Conrad's Major Novels","description":"\u003cp\u003eConrad's major novels- \u003ci\u003eLord Jim, Nostromo, The Secret Agent, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnder Western Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e-tell of illusions and betrayals, dreams and lies. Ambiguity, contradiction, and irony so dominate the narratives that the more closely one reads, the more difficult it becomes to know what is real or what is true. While Conrad's impressionism teaches one to see, his irony casts doubt on the meaning of what one has seen. Facts have little value, yet beliefs are futile or hollow because they ignore facts. Irony turns every certainty into uncertainty. Even the cultural values upon which the irony seems to rest are often mocked. This perplexity, which is the binding force of Conrad's art, is thoroughly examined in \u003ci\u003eCulture and Irony\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813929466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813929460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Anthony Winner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241107206399,"sku":"9780813929460","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_850fcb1e-d39c-4999-a331-d8b7a1e3d50f.jpg?v=1772652759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/culture-and-irony-anthony-winner-9780813929460","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}