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Joseph Conrad and the Anthropological Dilemma

By Griffith, John W.

Joseph Conrad and the Anthropological Dilemma Social Sciences

Joseph Conrad and the Anthropological Dilemma

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This is the first detailed analysis of Conrad's early fiction, which as a response to his travels in so-called primitive cultures: Malaysia, Borneo and the Congo. As a sensitive observer of other peoples and a notable emigré, he was profoundly aware of the psychological impact of travel, and much of his early fiction potrays both literal and figurative voyages of Europeans into other cultures. By situating Conard's work in relation to other writings on `primitive' peoples, John Griffith shows how his fiction draws on a prominent anthropological and biological dilemma: he constantly posed the question of how to bridge conceptual and cultural gaps between various peoples. As John Griffith demonstrates, this was a dilemma which coincided with a larger Victorian debate regarding the progression or retrogression of European civilization.

Lively and original, Joseph Conard and the Anthropological Dilemma will be essential reading for all scholars and students of Conrad and for all those interested in wider questions regarding the colonial cross-cultural encounter.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
260
Release Date:
1995-10-26
Publication Date:
1995-10-01
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198183003
ISBN13:
9780198183006
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
502 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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