Joseph Conrad and the Imperial Romance.

Dryden, Linda

Abstract

Joseph Conrad's early Malay fiction reflects his seafaring experiences in the East and expresses his misgivings about the assumptions of `white superiority', of imperial power, and of the possibilities for romantic heroism that characterize the late nineteenth-century imperial romance. In fact Conrad was deeply sceptical about its promises of wealth, glory, and heroic reputation.

Citation

Dryden, L. (2000). Joseph Conrad and the Imperial Romance. Palgrave MacMillan

• Book Type: Authored Book
• Publication Date: 2000
• Deposit Date: Jun 15, 2011
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Book Title: Joseph Conrad and the Imperial Romance.
• ISBN: 333747151
• Keywords: Joseph Conrad; "Almayer's Folly"; "An Outcast of the Islands"; "Karain"; "Lord Jim"; imperial romance; nineteenth century.
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4516