Emotions and Contingencies in Conrad's Fiction
Author:   Yoko Okuda
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   2024 ed.
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9783031667220


Pages:   190
Publication Date:   19 October 2024
Format:   Hardback
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This book sets out to elucidate Conrad’s unique insight into the workings of human emotions for a readership of scholars and graduate students engaged in Conrad studies. It argues that the originality of Conrad’s conception of human emotions lies in his comprehensive grasp of emotions in the broad framework of a contingent world; he regards emotions as fundamentally a manifestation of human defiance towards reality. The book takes up seven of Conrad’s works which are of significance from the perspective of emotions and contingencies, including ‘Heart of Darkness’ and Nostromo.

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Author:   Yoko Okuda
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2024 ed.
ISBN:  

9783031667220


ISBN 10:   3031667220
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   19 October 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Part I: The Power and the Subtlety of Emotion.- Chapter 2: Always ‘the Unexpected’: Lord Jim.- Chapter 3: Emotional Reactions, the Idea, and a Lie: ‘Heart of Darkness’.- Part II: Common Subjective Tendencies.- Chapter 4: Nature, Identity, and Emotions: Nostromo.- Chapter 5: Surprise, Anger, and Obsessive Thought: The Secret Agent.- Part III: Maturing in Adversity.- Chapter 6: ‘Pilgrimage of emotions’: ‘The Duel’.- Chapter 7: ‘The feel of the ship’: ‘The Secret Sharer’.- Part IV: Emotion and the Body.- Chapter 8: The Body, the Theatre of Emotions: Under Western Eyes.- Chapter 9: Conclusion.

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Yoko Okuda is Professor Emerita at Faculty of Humanities, Atomi University, Tokyo, Japan. Her work has appeared in journals including The Conradian, Conradiana, L’Epoque Conradienne, Yearbook of Conrad Studies, and Conrad Studies (Japan). She currently serves as President of the Joseph Conrad Society of Japan.

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