Conrad: The Critical Heritage
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Few authors have provoked as divided and passionate a critical response as Joseph Conrad, and Conrad: The Critical Heritage assembles the most significant contemporary reviews and critical writings to illuminate the contentious reception of one of English literature's most complex and enduring voices. Edited by Norman Sherry, this authoritative volume chronicles the evolution of Conrad's reputation from his earliest publications in the 1890s through to the years following his death in 1924, gathering responses from major literary figures including Henry James, H.G. Wells, and Virginia Woolf, presenting a vivid portrait of how Conrad's dense, morally charged prose was alternately celebrated and misunderstood by his contemporaries. Part of the acclaimed Critical Heritage Series from Routledge & Kegan Paul, this collection argues persuasively that Conrad's trajectory from obscure Polish émigré to canonical giant of Modernist fiction is inseparable from the critical battles waged in its pages. Sherry's meticulous editorial framework contextualises each document with scholarly precision, illuminating how works such as Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, and Nostromo gradually claimed their place in the literary firmament. For students, scholars, and devoted readers alike, this volume is an indispensable archive — one that leaves the question of Conrad's ultimate legacy thrillingly, and perhaps permanently, open.
Author: Norman Sherry
Format: Hardback
Published: 1973, Routledge & Kegan Paul
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few authors have provoked as divided and passionate a critical response as Joseph Conrad, and Conrad: The Critical Heritage assembles the most significant contemporary reviews and critical writings to illuminate the contentious reception of one of English literature's most complex and enduring voices. Edited by Norman Sherry, this authoritative volume chronicles the evolution of Conrad's reputation from his earliest publications in the 1890s through to the years following his death in 1924, gathering responses from major literary figures including Henry James, H.G. Wells, and Virginia Woolf, presenting a vivid portrait of how Conrad's dense, morally charged prose was alternately celebrated and misunderstood by his contemporaries. Part of the acclaimed Critical Heritage Series from Routledge & Kegan Paul, this collection argues persuasively that Conrad's trajectory from obscure Polish émigré to canonical giant of Modernist fiction is inseparable from the critical battles waged in its pages. Sherry's meticulous editorial framework contextualises each document with scholarly precision, illuminating how works such as Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, and Nostromo gradually claimed their place in the literary firmament. For students, scholars, and devoted readers alike, this volume is an indispensable archive — one that leaves the question of Conrad's ultimate legacy thrillingly, and perhaps permanently, open.