Joseph Conrad and the Anthropological Dilemma: 'Bewildered Traveller'

by John W. Griffith

Conrad's early fiction originated as a response to his travels in Malaysia, Borneo, and the Congo. As a sensitive observer of other cultures and a notable migr , he was profoundly aware of the psychological impact of travel, and much of his early fiction portrays both literal and figurative voyages of Europeans into other cultures. This is the first detailed analysis of Conrad's early works in relation to other writings on "primitive" peoples, notably...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198183003
• ISBN13: 9780198183006
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.8"