Buch, Englisch, 504 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 836 g
Buch, Englisch, 504 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 836 g
Reihe: The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Joseph Conrad
ISBN: 978-0-521-56163-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
The twenty-six essays collected in Notes on Life and Letters (first published 1921) offer a kaleidoscopic view of Joseph Conrad's literary views and interest in the events of his day, including the Titanic disaster, First World War, and the re-emergence of his native Poland as a nation state. The introduction gives the history of the gathering of these diverse pieces into a single volume, traces the book's reception, and offers new perspectives on its relationship to Conrad's other writings. His essays underwent multiple layers of unauthorized intervention by typists, compositors and editors: this history is set out in the essay on the text and in the apparatus. The notes explain literary and historical references, identify places mentioned, and gloss foreign terms. Two maps supplement the explanatory material. This edition, established through modern textual scholarship, presents Conrad's essays and reviews in a form more authoritative than any hitherto printed.
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Abbreviations; Introduction; Notes on Life and Letters: Author's note, Part 1 Letters, Part 2 Life; The texts; Apparatus; Appendices; Notes.
