Overview

Rethinking Joseph Conrad’s Concepts of Community uses Conrad’s phrase ‘strange fraternity’ from The Rover as a starting point for an exploration of the concept of community in his writing, including his neglected vignettes and later stories. Drawing on the work of continental thinkers including Jacques Derrida, Jean Luc-Nancy and Hannah Arendt, Yamamoto offers original readings of Heart of Darkness, The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’, The Rover and Suspense and the short stories “The Secret Sharer”, “The Warrior’s Soul” and “The Duel”. Working at the intersection between literature and philosophy, this is a unique and interdisciplinary engagement with Conrad’s work.

Full Product Details

Author:   Dr Kaoru Yamamoto (Associate Professor, University of Shiga Prefecture, Japan)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Weight:   0.286kg
ISBN:  

9781350090026

ISBN 10:   1350090026
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   01 November 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: Rescuing the Singular Plurality: `Who Comes After the Subject?' Chapter Two: The Deaf Russian Finn in The Nigger of the `Narcissus' Chapter Three: Marlow's Ear: Acoustic Penetration into the Heart of Darkness Chapter Four: Hospitality in `The Secret Sharer' Chapter Five: (Dis)owning a Memory in `The Secret Sharer' Chapter Six: `The Warrior's Soul' and the Question of `Community' Chapter Seven: Responding in a Duel: History as Responsibility in `The Duel' Chapter Eight:`Strange Fraternity' in The Rover Chapter Nine: Toward a Possible `Partage' of Memory: `History' and `Solidarity' in Suspense Conclusion Bibliography Index

Reviews

A bold and penetrating study of Conrad by a budding Japanese scholar fully abreast not only of Conrad scholarship but also of advances in literary theory and philosophy of art. * The Heythrop Journal *

A bold and penetrating study of Conrad by a budding Japanese scholar fully abreast not only of Conrad scholarship but also of advances in literary theory and philosophy of art. * The Heythrop Journal * Rethinking Joseph Conrad's Concepts of Community is a significant addition to emerging scholarship on new ways of reading Conrad in the twenty-first century ... This is a bold book, a welcome contribution to the critical endeavour to prove Conrad's relevance today. * English *

Author Information

Kaoru Yamamoto is Associate Professor at the University of Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions