Joseph Conrad : a psychoanalytic biography / by Bernard C. Meyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meyer, Bernard C., author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychological fiction, English--History and criticism.

Psychological fiction, English.

Novelists, English--20th century--Psychology.

Novelists, English.

Psychoanalysis and literature.

Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924--Psychology.

Conrad, Joseph.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (415 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1967.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Joseph Conrad once voiced the hope that from the reading of his pages might "emerge at last the vision of a personality: the man behind the books ... a coherent justifiable personality both in its origin and its actions." Dr. Meyer arrives at a unified picture of Conrad's personality by applying psychoanalytic principles and insights to two main sets of data on Conrad: his unusual history and his creative work. Basic psychological and emotional patterns appear repetitively, and Dr. Meyer concludes that Conrad's art served an important psychological function in his life-the achievement through his creative fiction of a corrective revision of painful reality.Originally published in 1967.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Drawings by Joseph Conrad

Introduction

PART 1. A Skimmer of the Seas

I. Youth

II. The Duel

III. The Shadow-Line

IV. A Smile of Fortune

PART 2. The Flow and Ebb of Artistry

V. 'Twixt Land and Sea

VI. An Outcast of the Islands

VII. The Rescue

VIII. The Secret Sharers

IX. Heart of Darkness

X. The Character of the Foe

XI. Under Polish Eyes

XII. The End of the Tether

XIII. The Rover

PART 3. Undercurrents

XIV. A Personal Record

XV. The Arrow of Gold

XVI. The Black Mate

XVII. Poland Revisited

Bibliographical Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691647968

0691647968

9780691621302

0691621306

9780691012964

0691012962

9781400870318

1400870313

OCLC:

933516448