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Joseph Conrad`s Polish Soul – Realms of Memory and Self
G. W. Stephen Brodsky
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVP; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Born into a Polish szlachta (noble) family, the extraordinary modern novelist Joseph Conrad maintained, even in exile, strong ties to his Polish heritage and culture. Yet the author earned renown by writing in English, often about nautical adventures in remote parts of the world. In Joseph Conrad's Polish Soul, G. W. Stephen Brodsky seeks to reclaim the essentially Polish sensibility of Conrad's groundbreaking oeuvre. He finds in Conrad's work a distinct Polonism that plays intriguingly with selfhood, freedom, and irony. For Brodsky, Conrad's outlook and writing betray numerous contradictions. Despite the novelist's practical realism, Conrad was drawn to romance, orientalism, ... Read more
Born into a Polish szlachta (noble) family, the extraordinary modern novelist Joseph Conrad maintained, even in exile, strong ties to his Polish heritage and culture. Yet the author earned renown by writing in English, often about nautical adventures in remote parts of the world. In Joseph Conrad's Polish Soul, G. W. Stephen Brodsky seeks to reclaim the essentially Polish sensibility of Conrad's groundbreaking oeuvre. He finds in Conrad's work a distinct Polonism that plays intriguingly with selfhood, freedom, and irony. For Brodsky, Conrad's outlook and writing betray numerous contradictions. Despite the novelist's practical realism, Conrad was drawn to romance, orientalism, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Maria Curie-Sklodowska University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
665g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Lublin, Poland
ISBN
9788377847862
SKU
V9788377847862
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About G. W. Stephen Brodsky
G. W. Stephen Brodsky is a former career soldier and military academic. He was special lecturer in English literature at Royal Roads Military College, Canada. He is author of Gentlemen of the Blade: A Social and Literary History of the British Army Since 1660. He specializes in Conrad studies, and his articles and reviews on Conrad have appeared in books ... Read more
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