Conrad and history
by
 
Niland, Richard, 1978-

Title
: 
Conrad and history

Author
: 
Niland, Richard, 1978-

ISBN
: 
9780199580347

Personal Author
: 
Niland, Richard, 1978-

Publication Information
: 
Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2010.

Physical Description
: 
225 p. : ill.

Series
: 
Oxford English monographs

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.

Abstract
: 
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.

Personal Subject
: 
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924-Criticism and interpretation.

Subject Term
: 
History in literature.

Added Corporate Author
: 
Oxford University Press.

Added Uniform Title
: 
Oxford scholarship online. Literature.


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