Conrad's Charlie Marlow : A New Approach to "Heart of Darkness" and Lord Jim / by B. Paris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paris, Bernard J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

America--Literatures.

America.

European literature.

Literature, Modern--20th century.

Literature, Modern.

Fiction.

North American Literature.

European Literature.

Twentieth-Century Literature.

Fiction Literature.

Local Subjects:

North American Literature.

European Literature.

Twentieth-Century Literature.

Fiction Literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XI, 173 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2006.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study argues that Conrad portrays Marlow and his relationships with a psychological depth that is unsurpassed in literature. In Youth , Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim , he is a continuously-evolving character whose thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are expressions of his personality and experience.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

Note

Introduction

Part I

1 Young Marlow

2 The Journey to the Inner Station

3 Marlow and Kurtz

4 Marlow the Narrator

Part II

5 Conrad's Jim

6 Marlow's Initial Response to Jim

7 Marlow Becomes Jim's Ally

8 Marlow's Inner Conflicts

9 Jim as a Mimetic Character

10 Marlow on Jim in Patusan

11 Where Does Conrad Stand in Lord Jim?

References

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

O

P

R

S

T

W

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-36558-0

9786611365585

1-4039-8337-2

OCLC:

567962838