The Selected Letters of Joseph Conrad
By Joseph Conrad,Laurence Davies,Owen Knowles,Gene M. Moore,J. H. Stape | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
About the book
Since the publication of the Cambridge edition of The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad, the numerous letters in the nine volumes, many of them published for the first time and many more taken from hard-to-find books and journals, have had a profound influence on writing about Conrad. This selection makes the highlights available in one volume. The letters have been re-edited with shorter footnotes and an emphasis on the latest scholarship. Letters originally written in French or Polish appear only in revised English translations. Among the topics that stand out are Conrad's memories of growing up in Poland and Ukraine, his ideas about fiction, often expressed in precise but sympathetic comments on the work of his friends, the anxieties of war and revolution, his struggle to keep his integrity as a writer, and his lives as a sailor and a family man.
Editions of The Selected Letters of Joseph Conrad
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780521191920
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Since the publication of the Cambridge edition of The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad, the numerous letters in the nine volumes, many of them published for the first time and many more taken from hard-to-find books and journals, have had a profound influence on writing about Conrad. This selection makes the highlights available in one volume. The letters have been re-edited with shorter footnotes and an emphasis on the latest scholarship. Letters originally written in French or Polish appear only in revised English translations. Among the topics that stand out are Conrad's memories of growing up in Poland and Ukraine, his ideas about fiction, often expressed in precise but sympathetic comments on the work of his friends, the anxieties of war and revolution, his struggle to keep his integrity as a writer, and his lives as a sailor and a family man.
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What is The Selected Letters of Joseph Conrad about?
Since the publication of the Cambridge edition of The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad, the numerous letters in the nine volumes, many of them published for the first time and many more taken from hard-to-find books and journals, have had a profound influence on writing about Conrad. This selection makes the highlights available in one volume. The letters have been re-edited with shorter footnotes and an emphasis on the latest scholarship. Letters originally written in French or Polish appear only in revised English translations. Among the topics that stand out are Conrad's memories of growing up in Poland and Ukraine, his ideas about fiction, often expressed in precise but sympathetic comments on the work of his friends, the anxieties of war and revolution, his struggle to keep his integrity as a writer, and his lives as a sailor and a family man.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Selected Letters of Joseph Conrad?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Published diaries, letters and journals
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Selected Letters of Joseph Conrad?
Joseph Conrad,Laurence Davies,Owen Knowles,Gene M. Moore,J. H. Stape
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Selected Letters of Joseph Conrad is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780521191920)