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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453165503321

Autore

Schneider Lissa <1960->

Titolo

Conrad's Narratives of difference : not exactly tales for boys / / Lissa Schneider

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-415-76262-6

1-136-73072-9

1-315-02445-4

1-136-73065-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Collana

Major literary authors

Studies in major literary authors ; ; v. 26

Disciplina

823/.912

Soggetti

Difference (Psychology) in literature

Femininity in literature

Literary form - History - 20th century

Narration (Rhetoric) - History - 20th century

Sex role in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2003 by Routledge.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Original Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION Not Exactly Tales for Boys; CHAPTER ONE Iconography and the Feminine Ideal: Torches, Blindfolds, and the ""true light of femininity"" in Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, The Rescue, and ""The Return""; CHAPTER TWO Plots and Performance: Conrad's ""tricks with girls"" in ""Freya of the Seven Isles,"" Under Western Eyes, An Outcast of the Islands, and The Rescue

CHAPTER THREE Colonial Occupations: Race and Gender in ""An Outpost of Progress"" and The Nigger of the ""Narcissus""CHAPTER FOUR Politics in the House: Genre, Narrative, and the Domestic Drama in The Secret Agent, Heart of Darkness, and Lord Jim; CODA Narrative, Femininity, Death; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX



Sommario/riassunto

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.