エドワード・サイード著／コンラッドと自伝小説 Joseph Conrad and the Fiction of Autobiography

Said, Edward/ Rubin, Andrew (FRW)

Columbia University Press（2008/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 248 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780231140058
• DDC分類 823.912

基本説明

An early study of Conrad's work that remains a cornerstone of postcolonial studies.

Full Description

Edward W. Said locates Joseph Conrad's fear of personal disintegration in his constant re-narration of the past. Using the author's personal letters as a guide to understanding his fiction, Said draws an important parallel between Conrad's view of his own life and the manner and form of his stories. The critic also argues that the author, who set his fiction in exotic locations like East Asia and Africa, projects political dimensions in his work that mirror a colonialist preoccupation with "civilizing" native peoples. Said then suggests that this dimension should be considered when reading all of Western literature. First published in 1966, Said's critique of the Western self's struggle with modernity signaled the beginnings of his groundbreaking work, Orientalism, and remains a cornerstone of postcolonial studies today.

Contents

Foreword, by Andrew N. Rubin Preface List of Abbreviations Part One: Conrad's Letters I. The Claims of Individuality II. Character and the Knitting Machine, 1896-1912 III. The Claims of Fiction, 1896-1912 IV. Worlds at War, 1912-1918 V. The New Order, 1918-1924 Part Two: Conrad's Shorter Fiction VI. The Past and the Present VII. The Craft of the Present VIII. Truth, Idea, and Image IX. The Shadow Line Chronology, 1889-1924 Letter to R. B. Cunninghame Graham, February 8, 1899 Selected Bibliography Notes Index