Joseph Conrad's cultural legacy : centennial essays / edited by Linda Dryden and Robert Hampson.
| Other author | Dryden, Linda, 1954- editor. |
| Other author | Hampson, Robert, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024. |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | xiv, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A poetic commemoration of Conrad's death / Ewa Kujawska-Lis -- "Somewhat sabotaged"? Joseph Conrad's The secret agent and Alfred Hitchcock's Sabotage / James Robertson -- The making and unmaking of Secret sharer the movie / Peter Fudakowski -- Conrad in Niger -- "Heart of darkness" and African apocalypse / Rob Lemkin -- "Heart of darkness" -- the opera / Tarik O'Regan -- Ian Sinclair's The gold machine : a Conradian entanglement / Robert Hampson -- The classic Lord Jim : a personal essay / Douglas Kerr -- A Sri Lankan perspective on Joseph Conrad / D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke -- Modern stories of exile and migration : translating "Amy Foster" / Tania Zulli -- Trials of the foreign : translating Conrad into Japanese / Kaoru Yamamoto -- Conrads cosmologies / Daphna Erdinast-Vulcan -- Rereading Chance after #MeToo / Susan Jones -- Travels with Conrad / Maya Jasanoff -- 'I must close this macaronic letter' : Conrad the correspondent / Laurence Davies -- Editing Conrad / Allan H. Simmons -- Portrait of the artist in the modern world : sketching Conrad / Linda Dryden -- Celebrating the Conrad conference : 50 years of scholarly congeniality / Kim Salmons -- Farewell to Conrad / Keith Carabine. |
| Abstract | "In 2024 the literary community commemorates the 100th anniversary of the death of Joseph Conrad. This volume of collected essays by leading critics and scholars in the field of Conrad studies as well as by significant figures in the arts and cultural sector takes the opportunity to reflect on Conrad's enduring influence on literature and culture in the twenty-first century"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Joseph Conrad's cultural legacy London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024 9781350440852 |
| LCCN | 2024006162 |
| ISBN | 9781350440845 |
| ISBN | 1350440841 |
| ISBN | 9781350440883 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1350440884 |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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