Youth, Heart of Darkness, The End of the Tether (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Joseph Conrad) - Hardcover

Conrad, Joseph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521197996 ISBN 13: 9780521197991

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

'Youth', Heart of Darkness and 'The End of the Tether' make up Conrad's most celebrated collection of short narratives. Heart of Darkness forms its somber centerpiece: set in the Congo of the 1890s, this haunting and widely influential Modernist masterpiece explores the limits of human experience as well as the nightmarish realities and consequences of imperialism. The Cambridge edition presents this trio of stories and Conrad's preface to the collection in forms more authoritative than any so far published. The introduction situates the stories in Conrad's publishing career, traces their sources and surveys contemporary reception. The edition includes detailed explanatory and contextual notes, a glossary of nautical terms, maps and illustrations. A textual essay and comprehensive apparatus reveal the history of each story's composition, revision and publication. This volume will allow scholars to see these familiar stories in a fresh light, by returning to Conrad's original texts.

About this title

Book Description:

The most authoritative scholarly edition of Conrad's most important narratives, this edition includes detailed explanatory and contextual notes, a glossary of nautical terms, maps and illustrations. This volume will allow scholars to see these familiar stories in a fresh light, by returning to Conrad's original texts.

About the Author:

Owen Knowles is Research Fellow in English Literature at the University of Hull.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521197996
• ISBN 13: 9780521197991
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 544
• Editor: Knowles Owen