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Author Peters, John G. (John Gerard)

Title Conrad and impressionism / John G. Peters.

Publication Info. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 206 pages)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-201) and index.
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Contents Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION Objects of consciousness in Conrad's impressionist world; CHAPTER 1 Subject/object: science and the epistemological origins of literary impressionism; CHAPTER 2 Objects and events in the primitive eye'': the epistemology of objectivity; CHAPTER 3 Other-like-self and other-unlike-self: the epistemology of subjectivity; CHAPTER 4 Sudden holes'' in time: the epistemology of temporality.
Summary John Peters investigates the impact of Impressionism on Conrad and links this to his literary techniques as well as his philosophical and political views. He investigates the sources and implications of Conrad's impressionism in order to argue for a consistent link between his literary technique, philosophical presuppositions and socio-political views.
Subject Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 -- Technique.
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. (OCoLC)fst00035252
Impressionism in literature.
Narration (Rhetoric)
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Impressionism in literature. (OCoLC)fst00968261
Narration (Rhetoric) (OCoLC)fst01032927
Technique. (OCoLC)fst01355129
Impressionisme.
Romans.
Engels.
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form: Print version: Peters, John G. (John Gerard). Conrad and impressionism. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001 0521791731 (DLC) 00031262 (OCoLC)45991573
ISBN 0511018843 (electronic bk.)
9780511018848 (electronic bk.)
051111902X (electronic bk.)
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