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Conrad and history / Richard Niland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Niland, Richard, 1978-
- Series:
- Oxford English monographs
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History in literature.
- Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924--Criticism and interpretation.
- Conrad, Joseph.
- Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 225 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English.
- Summary:
- This text analyses the relationship between Conrad's work and three major subjects: the philosophy of history, nationalism (in Europe and Latin America), and Conrad's interest in French Romanticism and Napoleon Bonaparte.
- Contents:
- Conrad and the philosophy of history : youth, Poland, and the romantic past
- Narrative and history : Tales of unrest to Lord Jim
- History and nation : Nostromo, The secret agent, and Under western eyes
- The world of yesterday : Conrad, European history, and Napoleonic legend.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed September 9, 2025)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Niland, Richard, 1978- Conrad and history.
- ISBN:
- 9780191573804
- 0191573809
- 9780191722738
- 0191722731
- 9786612699672
- 6612699671
- 9781282699670
- 1282699679
- OCLC:
- 1510383312
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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