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- catalog 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."--BOOK JACKET. "Linda Dryden explores how Conrad used and subverted these tales of Empire to offer an unsettling vision of the imperial experience in Malaya."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11415087.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""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."--BOOK JACKET. "Linda Dryden explores how Conrad used and subverted these tales of Empire to offer an unsettling vision of the imperial experience in Malaya."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Making the Imperial Hero -- 2. The Possibilities of Romance -- 3. Almayer's Folly: When Romance Collides with Reality -- 4. An Outcast of the Islands: Echoes of Romance -- 5. 'Karain': Constructing the Romantic Subject -- 6. Lord Jim: The Limitations of Romance -- Conclusion: Subverting the Imperial Romance.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xii, 228 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0312225539 (St. Martin's: hc)".
- catalog identifier "0333747151 (MacMillan: hc)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Basingstoke : MacMillan; New York : St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog subject "823/.912 21".
- catalog subject "Colonies in literature.".
- catalog subject "Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 Political and social views.".
- catalog subject "Imperialism in literature.".
- catalog subject "PR6005.O4 Z67 1999".
- catalog subject "Political fiction, English History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Politics and literature Great Britain History 20th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Making the Imperial Hero -- 2. The Possibilities of Romance -- 3. Almayer's Folly: When Romance Collides with Reality -- 4. An Outcast of the Islands: Echoes of Romance -- 5. 'Karain': Constructing the Romantic Subject -- 6. Lord Jim: The Limitations of Romance -- Conclusion: Subverting the Imperial Romance.".
- catalog title "Joseph Conrad and the imperial romance / Linda Dryden.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".