The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad 9 Volume Hardback Set
Seiten
2008
Cambridge University Press
978-0-521-88190-6 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press
978-0-521-88190-6 (ISBN)
This landmark nine-volume set offers the complete letters of Conrad in the highly acclaimed authorised Cambridge edition, accompanied by extensive explanatory notes and invaluable introductions. This edition has become a standard reference work for all scholars and students of Conrad, and will retain its importance for generations to come.
This landmark nine-volume set offers the complete letters of Joseph Conrad in the highly acclaimed authorised Cambridge edition. Starting with his earliest letters to his imprisoned father and following through his adult careers at sea and as a writer, and his experiences as lover, husband, friend, and parent, these volumes allow scholars to read Conrad's life in his own words. The first eight volumes present over four thousand letters in chronological order. The final volume includes, as well as a cumulative index to the edition, more than two hundred newly available letters, adding fresh nuances and complexities to the remarkable story of his life and work. In each volume, extensive explanatory notes and invaluable introductions illuminate the context of his work and times. This edition has become a standard reference work for all scholars and students of Conrad, and will retain its importance for generations to come.
This landmark nine-volume set offers the complete letters of Joseph Conrad in the highly acclaimed authorised Cambridge edition. Starting with his earliest letters to his imprisoned father and following through his adult careers at sea and as a writer, and his experiences as lover, husband, friend, and parent, these volumes allow scholars to read Conrad's life in his own words. The first eight volumes present over four thousand letters in chronological order. The final volume includes, as well as a cumulative index to the edition, more than two hundred newly available letters, adding fresh nuances and complexities to the remarkable story of his life and work. In each volume, extensive explanatory notes and invaluable introductions illuminate the context of his work and times. This edition has become a standard reference work for all scholars and students of Conrad, and will retain its importance for generations to come.
Laurence Davies is Research Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Dartmouth College and co-author of Cunninghame Graham: A Critical Biography.
Volume 1: 1861–1897 Frederick Karl and Laurence Davies; Volume 2: 1898–1902 Frederick Karl and Laurence Davies; Volume 3: 1903–1907 Frederick Karl and Laurence Davies; Volume 4: 1908–1911 Frederick Karl and Laurence Davies; Volume 5: 1912–1916 Frederick Karl and Laurence Davies; Volume 6: 1917–1919 Laurence Davies, Frederick R. Karl and Owen Knowles; Volume 7: 1920–1922 Laurence Davies and J. H. Stape; Volume 8: 1923–1924 Laurence Davies and Gene M. Moore; Volume 9: Uncollected letters and indexes Laurence Davies, Owen Knowles, Gene M. Moore and J. H. Stape.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.3.2008 |
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Reihe/Serie | The Cambridge Edition of the Letters of Joseph Conrad |
Zusatzinfo | 84 Halftones, unspecified |
Verlagsort | Cambridge |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 285 x 222 mm |
Gewicht | 8800 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Literatur ► Briefe / Tagebücher | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 0-521-88190-0 / 0521881900 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-88190-6 / 9780521881906 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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