Conrad's Trojan horses : imperialism, hybridity, & the postcolonial aesthetic / Tom Henthorne ; foreword by Andrea White.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henthorne, Tom.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924--Criticism and interpretation.

Conrad, Joseph.

Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924--Political and social views.

Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.

Imperialism in literature.

Postcolonialism in literature.

Postmodernism (Literature)--Great Britain.

Postmodernism (Literature).

Political and social views.

Criticism and interpretation.

Great Britain.

Modernism (Literature)--Great Britain.

Modernism (Literature).

Physical Description:

xiv, 234 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, [2008]

Summary:

"Examines Conrad's efforts to cloak his political leanings with a Trojan horse strategy and other postcolonial techniques, in order to satisfy conservative publishers and ensure himself a larger imperial audience. Analyzes both major and early works, as well as Conrad's influence on modernist and postcolonial writers"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Imperialism, Hybridity, and Conrad's Postcolonial Aesthetic 15

Chapter 2 "There Will Be Fighting": Insurgency and Postcoloniality in Almayer's Folly and An Outcast of the Islands 32

Chapter 3 "But I Should Like to Sell Them": Conrad's First Stories and the Short-Fiction Market 64

Chapter 4 Tricks of the Tale: Misdirection and Subterfuge in The Nigger of the "Narcissus," "Karain," and "Youth" 81

Chapter 5 "You-Even You!-May Miss It": Heart of Darkness and Conrad's Trojan Horse Strategy 109

Chapter 6 "The Onlookers See Most of the Game": Marlow, Jim, and Postcolonial Patusan 132

Chapter 7 Irony upon Irony: The Changing World and Changing Techniques in Nostromo 153

Chapter 8 Irony, Duplicity, and the Postcolonial Aesthetic 172.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-218) and index.

ISBN:

9780896726338

0896726339

OCLC:

183259944