Nostromo - Couverture souple

Conrad, Joseph

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1551110741 ISBN 13 : 9781551110745

Editeur : Broadview Press, 1997

Synopsis

Nostromo, first published in 1904, is arguably Conrad’s greatest and most complex novel. A compelling adventure story, it is also a novel of profound psychological insight and of powerful political implications. It tells the story of a Central American state whose silver mine serves both literally and metaphorically as the source of the country‘s value. Written at the time of the development of the Panama Canal, Nostromo is set in the imaginary province of Sulaco, which secedes from the federation of Costaguana in order to protect its natural resource, the silver mine. The parallels with the ‘revolution’ fomented in Panama by the United States in 1903 are striking; just as Panama seceded from Colombia to satisfy the material interests of the canal builders, so the secession of Sulaco serves the material interests of ‘the Gould concession.’ In this edition a variety of documents from the period (including material concerning American involvement in Central America in the early twentieth century, early critical notices, and family letters of Conrad’s) help to set the text in context.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ruth Nadelhaft is a professor in the Department of English at the University of Maine; her works include Joseph Conrad: A Feminist Reading (Harvester Press/Simon and Schuster, 1991).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Broadview Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1551110741
• ISBN 13: 9781551110745
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 596
• Éditeur: Nadelhaft Ruth
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