'A sudden passion of anxious impatience rushed through my veins and gave me such a sense of the intensity of existence as I have never felt before or since.' link title to catalogue entry](exact date?)Written in 1915, The Shadow-Line is based upon events and experiences from twenty-seven years earlier to which Conrad returned obsessively in his fiction. A young sea captain's first command brings with it a succession of crises: his sea is becalmed, the crew laid low by fever, and his deranged first mate is convinced that the ship is haunted by the malignant spirit of a previous captain. This is indeed a work full of 'sudden passions', in which Conrad is able to show how the full intensity of existence can be experienced by the man who, in the words of the older Captain Giles, is prepared to 'stand up to his bad luck, to his mistakes, to his conscience'. A subtle and penetrating analysis of the nature of manhood, The Shadow-Line investigates varieties of masculinity and desire in a subtext that counterpoints the tale's seemingly conventional surface. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Written in 1915, The Shadow-Line is based upon events and experiences from twenty-seven years earlier, to which Conrad returned obsessively in his fiction. A young sea-captain faces a succession of crises on his first command, for which he feels himself responsible. The novel is a work full of 'sudden passions', as well as a penetrating analysis of the nature of manhood.
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This revised edition has been reset using the English first edition text, correlated with Conrad's manuscript, typescript and with all other editions with which he was involved, resulting in a text that is much closer to what Conrad actually wrote than any other edition presently available. The Introduction has been expanded to include discussion of the novel's sexual subtext: concepts and ideals of masculinity and manhood, and investigation of the erotic and sexual aspects of male-male friendship and solidarity. There is a new, fuller Chronology and new and up-to-date bibliography. The explanatory notes have been rewritten and expanded. There is a new glossary of the specialist sailing and seamanship terms used in the text.
Les mer
This revised edition has been reset using the English first edition text, correlated with Conrad's manuscript, typescript and with all other editions with which he was involved, resulting in a text that is much closer to what Conrad actually wrote than any other edition presently available. The Introduction has been expanded to include discussion of the novel's sexual subtext: concepts and ideals of masculinity and manhood, and investigation of the erotic and sexual aspects of male-male friendship and solidarity. There is a new, fuller Chronology and new and up-to-date bibliography. The explanatory notes have been rewritten and expanded. There is a new glossary of the specialist sailing and seamanship terms used in the text.
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ISBN
9780199555567
Publisert
2009
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
139 gr
Høyde
205 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
192

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