Conrad's Secrets [electronic resource] /
Hampson, R.author.
Conrad's Secrets explores a range of knowledges which would have been familiar to Conrad and his original readers. Drawing on research into trade, policing, sexual and financial scandals, changing theories of trauma and contemporary war-crimes, the book provides contexts for Conrad's fictions and produces original readings of his work.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Covert Plots and Secret Trades: Almayer's Folly, An Outcast of the Islands, The Rescue; 2 Trade Secrets: 'Heart of Darkness', The Inheritors; 3 Political Secrets: The Secret Agent; 4 City Secrets: Chance; 5 Sexual Secrets: Victory; 6 Medical Secrets: Lord Jim, The Arrow of Gold, The Rover; 7 Naval Secrets: 'The Tale'; 8 Covert Confessions: Under Western Eyes; Conclusion; Appendix: Advice for Officers of Leopold's Companies for the Overland Journey from Matadi to Leopoldville; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Conrad's Secrets explores a range of knowledges which would have been familiar to Conrad and his original readers. Drawing on research into trade, policing, sexual and financial scandals, changing theories of trauma and contemporary war-crimes, the book provides contexts for Conrad's fictions and produces original readings of his work.
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924
Literature   .
Literature—Philosophy.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Fiction.
Literature, Modern—20th century.
Literature, Modern—19th century.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
Fiction.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Nineteenth-Century Literature.