Conrad studies (21 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Muy bueno. : Este libro explora el contexto europeo de Joseph Conrad, uno de los novelistas más importantes del siglo XX. Conrad, de origen polaco, escribió en inglés y ambientó gran parte de su obra en un mundo global, pero su trasfondo europeo, especialmente Polonia, dejó una marca significativa en su imaginación. Est…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When Joseph Conrad's novel Chance appeared in serial form in the New York Herald in 1912 and in book form in 1914 it established the author's financial security for the first time. Following years of struggle to reach a wide audience for his fiction, Conrad benefitted from the American market…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Basil Macdonald Hastings's dramatization of Joseph Conrad's Victory enjoyed a run of over eighty performances at London's Globe Theatre in 1919 with actor-producer Marie Löhr in the role of Lena. It remains the most successful stage adaptation of Conrad's fiction and Conrad himself was closel…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When Joseph Conrad died in 1924, Ford Madox Ford immediately published a memoir of his involvement with Conrad at which Conrad's widow took offense. The ensuing 'controversy' left Ford with a lasting reputation for 'unreliability' which Morey examines in detail, uncovering evidence that substantiate…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Unlock the secrets of Conrad's salt-laced realm! Discover the meanings of 'wearing ship,' 'kedge anchors,' or the perils of 'scudding under bare poles.' Joseph Conrad's Nautical Terms demystifies 2,000 maritime words and phrases, revealing how Conrad used them to create his legendary narratives. Ric…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is a collection of difficult-to-find and typically early commentary on Conrad's life and works. The selections contained shed light on Conrad's life and works, as well as the way in which his works were promoted to the public. Selections include those by the American novelist Christopher…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The relationship between Conrad's Malay fiction and colonialism is a prominent subject of commentary now, and has been for some time. Most scholars would point to Chinua Achebe's important article 'An Image of Africa' as the initiation into the interest in Conrad and colonialism, but if fact decades…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Joseph Conrad, one of the most important twentieth century novelists was of Polish extraction but wrote in English. The subject of much of his fiction was the global world but the European background and especially Poland left a significant mark on the shaping of his imagination. This book examines…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Conrad's Drama: Contemporary Reviews and Observations collects both book reviews and performance reviews of Conrad's three plays: The Secret Agent, One Day More, and Laughing Anne. These reviews and observations show how Conrad's plays were received by his contemporaries. More than this, however, Co…