One of Us: The Mastery of Joseph Conrad

by Geoffrey Galt Harpham

Book Overview

The concept of mastery straddles a largely unexamined seam in contemporary thought dividing admirable self-control from a reprehensible will to power. Although Joseph Conrad has traditionally been viewed as an admirable master--master mariner, storyteller, and writer--his reputation has been linked in recent years to the negative masteries of racism, imperialism, and patriarchy.

In this book, Geoffrey Galt Harpham delves not only into Conrad's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226316963
• ISBN13: 9780226316963
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"