AND A Personal Record - Couverture souple

Conrad, Joseph

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1840225726 ISBN 13 : 9781840225723

Editeur : Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

This book features introductions by Dr. Keith Carabine, Chairperson of the Joseph Conrad Society (U.K.). 'I have tried with an almost filial regard to render the vibration of life in the great world of waters, in the hearts of simple men who have traversed its solitudes, and also that something sentient which seems to dwell in ships - the creatures of their hands and the objects of their care' - Joseph Conrad on "The Mirror of the Sea". 'An imaginative and exact rendering of authentic memories may serve worthily that spirit of piety towards all things human which sanctions the conceptions of a writer of tales, and the emotions of a man reviewing his own experience' - "A Personal Record".These two autobiographical works differ greatly in scope and form. In "The Mirror" (1906) Conrad draws upon his career as a mariner in France and then in the British Merchant Service to consider and dramatise the relationships between men, ships and the sea in an era when his beloved sailing ships gave way to the age of steam. "A Personal Record" (1912) pivots on two crucial turning points in Conrad's amazing life: his decision as a sixteen year old to leave Poland for the 'call' of the sea, and his decision fifteen years later to begin his first novel, "Almayer's Folly", in English, his third language. "The Mirror" has been called 'the epic of the sailing ship' and 'The Bible of the Sea'. "A Personal Record" is a humorous, moving account of a young man's struggle, against all the odds, to create 'a coherent, justifiable personality both in its origin and its action'.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Introductions by Dr. Keith Carabine, Chairperson of the Joseph Conrad Society (U.K.). I have tried with an almost filial regard to render the vibration of life in the great world of waters, in the hearts of simple men who have traversed its solitudes, and also that something sentient which seems to dwell in ships--the creatures of their hands and the objects of their care. Joseph Conrad on The Mirror of the Sea An imaginative and exact rendering of authentic memories may serve worthily that spirit of piety towards all things human which sanctions the conceptions of a writer of tales, and the emotions of a man reviewing his own experience. A Personal Record These two autobiographical works differ greatly in scope and form. In The Mirror (1906) Conrad draws upon his career as a mariner in France and then in the British Merchant Service to consider and dramatise the relationships between men, ships and the sea in an era when his beloved sailing ships gave way to the age of steam. A Personal Record (1912) pivots on two crucial turning points in Conrad s amazing life: his decision as a sixteen year old to leave Poland for the call of the sea, and his decision fifteen years later to begin his first novel, Almayer s Folly, in English, his third language. The Mirror has been called the epic of the sailing ship and The Bible of the Sea . A Personal Record is a humorous, moving account of a young man s struggle, against all the odds, to create a coherent, justifiable personality both in its origin and its action .

Biographie de l'auteur

Joseph Conrad was a Polish novelist who lived most of his life in Britain and didn't learn English until age 21. The young Conrad lived an adventurous life involving gunrunning and political conspiracy, and apparently had a disastrous love affair that plunged him into despair. He served 16 years in the merchant navy.In 1894, at age 36, Conrad reluctantly gave up the sea, partly because of poor health and partly because he had decided on a literary career.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1840225726
• ISBN 13: 9781840225723
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 303
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