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Autore |
Peters John G (John Gerard) |
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Titolo |
Conrad and impressionism / / John G. Peters |
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Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press, 2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-107-12165-5 |
0-521-03300-4 |
1-280-15480-2 |
0-511-04688-X |
0-511-30402-1 |
0-511-48524-7 |
0-511-11902-X |
0-511-15594-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 206 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Impressionism in literature |
Narration (Rhetoric) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-201) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: objects of consciousness in Conrad's Impressionist world -- 1. Subject/object: science and the epistemological origins of literary Impressionism -- 2. Objects and events in the 'primitive eye': the epistemology of objectivity -- 3. Other-like-self and other-unlike-self: the epistemology of subjectivity -- 4. 'Sudden holes in time': the epistemology of temporality -- 5. Radical relativism, epistemological certainty, and ethical absolutes: Conrad's Impressionist response to solopsism and anarchy -- Epilogue. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this 2001 book, John Peters investigates the impact of Impressionism on Conrad and links this to his literary techniques as well as his philosophical and political views. Impressionism, Peters argues, enabled Conrad to encompass both surface and depth not only in visually perceived phenomena but also in his narratives and objects of consciousness, be they physical objects, human subjects, events or ideas. Though traditionally thought of as a sceptical writer, Peters |
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