TY - BOOK ID - 1512484 TI - Joseph Conrad : the major phase PY - 1978 SN - 0521217423 0521292735 0511519192 9780521217422 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Conrad, Joseph KW - Conrad, Joseph, KW - Criticism and interpretation KW - Adventure stories, English KW - History and criticism KW - -English adventure stories KW - English fiction KW - Criticism and interpretation. KW - History and criticism. KW - -History and criticism KW - Korzeniowski, Joźef KW - Conrad-Korzeniowski, Joseph KW - Korzeniowski, Józef Konrad Teodor, KW - Korzeniowski, Joseph Conrad Theodore, KW - Konrad, Dzhozef, KW - Kʻang-la-te, KW - Conrad-Korzeniowski, Joseph, KW - Korzeniowski, Joseph Conrad-, KW - Kʻonradŭ, Josep, KW - Kʻonradŭ, Chosep, KW - Kʻolladŭ, Josep, KW - Konrad, Dzd. KW - Conrad, Józef, KW - קונראד, ג׳וזף, KW - קונראד, ג׳וסף KW - קונרד, ג׳וזף KW - קונרד, ג׳וזף, KW - קונרד, יוסף KW - 康拉德, KW - Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowsky, Jozef Tedor, KW - Konrant, Tzozeph, KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Literature KW - Adventure stories, English - History and criticism KW - Conrad, Joseph, - 1857-1924 - Criticism and interpretation KW - Conrad, Joseph (1857-1924) KW - Critique et interprétation KW - Conrad, Joseph, - 1857-1924 UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1512484 AB - Although the importance of Conrad's work has long been recognized, Jacques Berthoud attempts a full demonstration of the clarity, consistency, and depth of thought evident in the novels written during the first decade of this century. Instead of the standard versions of Conrad - from sceptical moralizer to 'metaphysician of darkness' - he offers a tragic novelist, engaged in a sustained exploration of the contradictions inherent in man's relations with his fellows; and from the perspective thus achieved, he is able to show why Conrad occupies a leading place among the creators of modern literature. This book will be of interest to specialists in English studies because it seeks to make a substantial contribution to the critical debate on the significance of Conrad's work. It will also appeal to any reader looking for guidance through the complexities of the major novels: the central issues have been presented as simply as the originality of Conrad's art and thought permits. ER -