Lord Jim : A Tale / Joseph Conrad
By: Conrad, Joseph (Jósef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowsky) [autor]
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Series: Wordsworth Classics.London : Wordsworth Editions Limited, 2002Edition: First edition.Description: 273 pages ; 20 cm.Content type: texto Media type: no mediado Carrier type: volumenISBN: 9781853260277.Subject(s): English novel -- XIX century | Novela inglesa -- Siglo XIX | Indonesia -- NovelaDDC classification: 823.91 / Summary: First published in 1900, Lord Jim established Conrad as one of the great storytellers of the twentieth century. Set in the Malay Archipelago, the novel not only provides a gripping account of maritime adventure and romance, but also an exotic tale of the East. Its themes also challenge the conventions of nineteenth-century adventure fiction, confirming Conrad´s place in literature as one of the first "modernists" of English letters.
Lord Jim explores the dilemmas of conscience, of moral isolation, of loyalty and betrayal confronting a sensative individual whose romantic quest for an honourable ideal are tested to the limit. In this novel, Conrad draws on his background as Polish emigré, as well as his first-hand experience as a seaman, to experiment radically with the presentation of human frailty and doubt in the modern world.
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First published in 1900, Lord Jim established Conrad as one of the great storytellers of the twentieth century. Set in the Malay Archipelago, the novel not only provides a gripping account of maritime adventure and romance, but also an exotic tale of the East. Its themes also challenge the conventions of nineteenth-century adventure fiction, confirming Conrad´s place in literature as one of the first "modernists" of English letters.
Lord Jim explores the dilemmas of conscience, of moral isolation, of loyalty and betrayal confronting a sensative individual whose romantic quest for an honourable ideal are tested to the limit. In this novel, Conrad draws on his background as Polish emigré, as well as his first-hand experience as a seaman, to experiment radically with the presentation of human frailty and doubt in the modern world.
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