Cross-Cultural Encounters in Joseph Conrad's Malay Fiction

Writing Malaysia
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-1-349-40319-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 337 g

This is the first major study to bring together for examination all of Conrad's Malay fiction: the early novels, Almayer's Folly, An Outcast of the Islands, and Lord Jim; the two later novels, Victory and The Rescue; and various short stories, such as The Lagoon and Karain. The volume focuses on cross-cultural encounters, cultural identity and cultural dislocation, paying particular attention to issues of race and gender. He also situates Conrad's fiction in relation to earlier English accounts of South-East Asia.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hampson, R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Introduction Problems of Historiography The Advancement of Learning The Inward Turn: Wallace and Clifford Cultural Diversity and Originary Identity: Almayer's Folly and An Outcast of the Islands Encountering the Other: Race and Gender in 'The Lagoon' and 'Karain' Speech and Writing in Lord Jim Absence and Presence in Victory Dialogue and Cross-dressing in The Rescue Homecoming Notes Index

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Hampson is Reader of English Literature at Royal Halloway, University of London.