A wilderness of words
Subtitle: closure and disclosure in Conrad's short fiction
By: Ted Billy.
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Lubbock, Tex., USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
Subjects: Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 -- Technique.; Closure (Rhetoric); Fiction -- Technique.; Short story.
Description: Beginning with a detailed discussion of Conrad's ambivalence toward the function of language and the meaning of fiction, Ted Billy explores the problematical sense of an ending in Conrad's tales and novellas. Billy demonstrates that Conrad's endings, instead of reinforcing the meaning of the narrative or lending finality, actually provide a contrasting perspective that clashes with the narrative's general drift.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-274) and index.