Conrad's Politics: Community And Anarchy In The Fiction Of Joseph Conrad
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A landmark work of literary criticism, Conrad's Politics: Community and Anarchy in the Fiction of Joseph Conrad presents a rigorous and compelling analysis of the political dimensions embedded within Joseph Conrad's celebrated novels and stories. Avrom Fleishman argues that Conrad's fiction is deeply engaged with the tensions between social order and anarchic individualism, situating the author's work within the broader intellectual currents of late Victorian and Edwardian thought. With scholarly precision and critical authority, Fleishman illuminates how Conrad's narratives dramatise the struggle between community solidarity and the disruptive forces of political radicalism and moral isolation. Drawing on close readings of major works such as The Secret Agent, Nostromo, and Under Western Eyes, this study illustrates Conrad's sophisticated and often ambivalent engagement with the political ideologies of his era, cementing its place as an essential text in Conrad scholarship.
Author: Avrom Fleishman
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn, faded, no tears. Page Condition: Some yellowing/tanning. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Firm. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work of literary criticism, Conrad's Politics: Community and Anarchy in the Fiction of Joseph Conrad presents a rigorous and compelling analysis of the political dimensions embedded within Joseph Conrad's celebrated novels and stories. Avrom Fleishman argues that Conrad's fiction is deeply engaged with the tensions between social order and anarchic individualism, situating the author's work within the broader intellectual currents of late Victorian and Edwardian thought. With scholarly precision and critical authority, Fleishman illuminates how Conrad's narratives dramatise the struggle between community solidarity and the disruptive forces of political radicalism and moral isolation. Drawing on close readings of major works such as The Secret Agent, Nostromo, and Under Western Eyes, this study illustrates Conrad's sophisticated and often ambivalent engagement with the political ideologies of his era, cementing its place as an essential text in Conrad scholarship.