Tracing the Aesthetic Principle in Conrad's Novels (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781349376353)

Tracing the Aesthetic Principle in Conrad s Novels sets out to revolutionize our reading of Joseph Conrad s works and challenge the critical heritage that accompanies them. Levin identifies the emergence of an aesthetic principle in Conrad s novels and theorizes that principle through the concept of the otherwise present, which Levin defines as that which provokes desire and perpetuates it by barring its appeasement. This book offers a detailed analysis of Lord Jim, Nostromo, Under Western Eyes, The Arrow of Gold and Suspense, alongside a poststructuralist-inspired explication of Conrad s literary vision and its defining principle. This study is an important source for both the newcomers and the initiated to Conrad s oeuvre.

Author: Y. Levin
ISBN-10: 1349376353
ISBN-13: 9781349376353
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 03/13/2009
Pages: 203
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d