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Joseph Conrad and the anthropological dilemma : "bewildered traveller" /

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By situating Joseph Conard's work in relation to other writings on "primitive" peoples, this work attempts to show how Conrad's fiction draws on prominent anthropological and biological dilemmas. He constantly posed the question of how to bridge conceptual and cultural gaps betwe...

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Main Author: Griffith, John W. (John Wylie), 1964-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 1995.
Series:Oxford English monographs.
Subjects:
Conrad, Joseph, > 1857-1924 > Knowledge > Anthropology.
Conrad, Joseph, > 1857-1924 > Et l'anthropologie.
Conrad, Joseph, > 1857-1924
Travel in literature.
Anthropology in literature.
Ethnology in literature.
Culture in literature.
Travelers in literature.
Voyage dans la littérature.
Anthropologie dans la littérature.
Voyageurs dans la littérature.
Ethnologie dans la littérature.
Culture dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Travelers in literature
Anthropology
Anthropology in literature
Culture in literature
Ethnology in literature
Travel in literature
English Literature.
English.
Languages & Literatures.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:By situating Joseph Conard's work in relation to other writings on "primitive" peoples, this work attempts to show how Conrad's fiction draws on prominent anthropological and biological dilemmas. He constantly posed the question of how to bridge conceptual and cultural gaps between various peoples.
Item Description:Rev. of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Oxford University.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 248 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-244) and index.
ISBN:0585072019
9780585072012