One of Us: Mastery of Joseph Conrad-Geoffrey Galt Harpham

Name: One of Us: Mastery of Joseph Conrad-Geoffrey Galt Harpham
Brand: The University of Chicago Press

The University of Chicago Press

One of UsThe Mastery of Joseph Conrad\nAuthor(s): Geoffrey Galt Harpham\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of Chicago Press, United States\nImprint: University of Chicago Press\nISBN-13: 9780226316963, 978-0226316963\nSynopsis\nThe 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 literary work and reputation but also into the concept of mastery. The text outlines a psychology of composition that embraces Conrad's personal as well as historical circumstances. This volume represents both a methodological innovation in the practice of literary criticism and a contribution to the understan.