Review of: Joseph Conrad. Within the Tides (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Joseph Conrad). Edited by Alexandre Fachard with an introduction by Laurence Davies and notes by Andrew Purssell and Alexandre Fachard (original) (raw)

STRUGGLE FOR IDENTITY AND ALLEGIANCE IN THE NAUTICAL FICTION BY JOSEPH CONRAD

isara solutions, 2020

Joseph Conrad is regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He was granted British nationality in 1886 but always considered himself a Pole. He was a master prose stylist who brought a distinctly non-English sensibility into English literature. He uses native language in writing stories and novels, many with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the human spirit in the midst of an impassive, inscrutable universe. The focal point of the research paper is mainly on Struggle for identity and allegiance in the naval works of Joseph Conrad.

A Reading of Joseph Conrad's The Tale

International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, 2013

The Tale is a short story by Joseph Conrad. Typical of a Conrad story it is set at sea. The sea is symbolic of the unconscious and this story may be read as a story of the unconscious. On the outside, it seems simple; a man tells a woman a tale of the commanding officer of a patrol ship who gives false directions to another ship and sends it to its doom. In between the lines of the seemingly simple plot, however, can be read another tale; one which speaks of a human sea deeper than the sea of water; deeper, darker, and infinitely more mysterious. Man has navigated the sea of water but the unfathomed sea of his own being remains, for the most part, undiscovered. This is a sea different from the sea of this world and Conrad sets sail on it by telling a tale from another world. Sailing with Conrad, the reader can look out on the infinite vastness and try to form a picture of the infinite depth of a sea which is not visible to the human eye.

“The Lagoon” by Joseph Conrad: An Epic on Motion and Emotion

Scholars journal of arts, humanities and social sciences, 2022

Review Article This article studies the diverse manifestations of individual heroism inscribed in a more general framework which is epic as a genre and a text. The itinerary leading the hero from his community to a complete solitude is then brought in a critical relationship with the established order as well as the unknown in nature. In forms of rites of passage and reallife tests, the ordeals consecutive to the self-marginalization of Arsat do inform on his individual courage, and particularly on the permanent duel between man and his vital environment. Taking nature for a set of ecological elements in constant interaction with the solitary, the exotic and even the indigenous subject presented in-The Lagoon‖, the current study unveils both the satiric and ironic sense of epic in the Conradian hero.

”Twixt Land and Sea” in Conrad's Youth: a Narrative and Two Other stories

Yearbook of Conrad Studies, 2017

The article aims at discussing the interdependence of the marine and the land spaces in Conrad's works. Although they serve the same purpose-they constitute the background, and set the scene for Conrad's tales, the marine space works quite frequently as a catalyst for human actions. The Youth: A Narrative and Two Other Stories volume is analysed in order to present the image of land and sea as created by the writer. Moreover, the voyage, the element joining the tales, will be considered from the perspective suggested by Juliet McLauchlan in her inspiring article Conrad's 'Three Ages of Man': The 'Youth' Volume.

JOSEPH CONRAD: A CRITICAL INTRODUCTION

Joseph Conrad has been an eminent author of the modern times and his colonial writings do present a critique of the hypocritical nature of European imperialism. Many of his works are highly impressionistic in nature because of their graphic, physical representations of not only the physical landscapes of the colonized world but also the cultural ethos of the different people of those lands. But at the same time, it must not be forgotten that Conrad does probe into the inmost recesses of the characters of his works and make a thorough investigation into the abounding complexities of the human mind. In other words, Conrad‘s works are also psychological treatises where one can trace his insightful probe into the various complex processes that underlie the intricate workings of the human mind.

Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad: A Review

2015

Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness bears particular relevance to the reader of the postmodern reader as it presents a story delving into the heart of the postcolonial discourse. At different times in history, the novella has received varying readings ranging from the postcolonial, autobiographical and even those that justify the colonizer's rationale. The reason for this is Conrad's craft in creating a truly discursive work, that remains a continuity to the present moment. This paper is a review of Conrad's masterpiece and attempts to situate it within the present context.