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Conrad and impressionism

Author: John G Peters
Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"In this book, John Peters investigates the impact of Impressionism on Conrad and links this to his literary techniques as well as his philosophical and political views. Impressionism, Peters argues, enabled Conrad to encompass both surface and depth not only in visually perceived phenomena but also in his narratives and objects of consciousness, be they physical objects, human objects, events or ideas. Though Conrad  Read more...
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Named Person: Joseph Conrad; Joseph Conrad; Joseph Conrad
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: John G Peters
ISBN: 0521791731 9780521791731
OCLC Number: 45991573
Description: xiii, 206 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Introduction: objects of consciousness in Conrad's Impressionist world --
1. Subject/object: science and the epistemological origins of literary Impressionism --
2. Objects and events in the 'primitive eye': the epistemology of objectivity --
3. Other-like-self and other-unlike-self: the epistemology of subjectivity --
4. 'Sudden holes in time': the epistemology of temporality --
5. Radical relativism, epistemological certainty, and ethical absolutes: Conrad's Impressionist response to solopsism and anarchy --
Epilogue.
Responsibility: John G. Peters.
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"In this book, John Peters investigates the impact of Impressionism on Conrad and links this to his literary techniques as well as his philosophical and political views. Impressionism, Peters argues, enabled Conrad to encompass both surface and depth not only in visually perceived phenomena but also in his narratives and objects of consciousness, be they physical objects, human objects, events or ideas. Though Conrad was usually thought of as a sceptical writer, Peters claims that through Impressionism he developed a coherent and mostly traditional view of ethical and political principles, a claim he supports through reference to a broad range of Conrad's texts. Conrad and Impressionism 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. The same core ideas concerning the nature of human experience run throughout his works."--Jacket.

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