The Ugly Politics of (Im)passivity, or Why Conrad's Anarchists are Fat
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DOI: 10.2979/jmodelite.44.3.01
Abstract: Abstract:In Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent (1907), the anarchists do not do anything, yet they let things happen. Conrad develops a trope of the fat anarchist, into which he instills a set of questions about… read more here.
Keywords: ugly politics; passivity; conrad; politics passivity ... See more keywords
Reading Conrad’s Unpublished Trilogy: “Youth,” Heart of Darkness, and Lord Jim
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DOI: 10.2979/jmodelite.46.1.07
Abstract: Abstract:Conrad wrote “Youth,” Heart of Darkness, and Lord Jim to be published as a trilogy. Two months before Conrad finished Lord Jim, his publisher informed him that it was financially unviable to publish the three… read more here.
Keywords: trilogy; lord jim; conrad; heart darkness ... See more keywords