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Joseph Conrad.
 
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There are 16 critical essays on Joseph Conrad.

Critical Essays on Joseph Conrad
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Critical Essay by Ted Billy
11,938 words, approx. 40 pages
In the following essay, Billy provides an overview of the major thematic concerns and critical reception of Conrad's short stories.
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Critical Essay by John Lutz
7,452 words, approx. 25 pages
In the following essay, Lutz contends that “Falk” illustrates Conrad's belief that under the competitive, ruthless capitalistic system, bourgeois class conventions are illusions and will inevitably break down into anarchy and savagery.
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Critical Essay by Douglas Kerr
7,433 words, approx. 25 pages
In the following essay, Kerr elucidates the themes of age and life transition in three of Conrad's stories.
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Critical Essay by Keith Carabine
7,405 words, approx. 25 pages
In the following essay, Carabine examines the relationship between form and idea in “The Informer.”
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Critical Essay by Nathalie Martinière
6,036 words, approx. 20 pages
In the following essay, Martinière explores how the spatial organization of ships affects individuality and community in “The Secret Sharer,” The Shadow-Line, and The Nigger of the “Narcissus.”
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Critical Essay by Celia M. Kingsbury
5,886 words, approx. 20 pages
In the following essay, Kingsbury asserts that Conrad's story “The Tale” explores the uncertainties and moral contradictions of war.
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Critical Essay by William Bonney
5,865 words, approx. 20 pages
In the following essay, Bonney argues that Conrad's story “The Return” is “a quality work of art.”
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Critical Essay by Juliet McLauchlan
5,513 words, approx. 18 pages
In the following essay, McLauchlan urges a reassessment of “The Planter of Malata,” perceiving the story to be more complex and successful than critics believe.
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Critical Essay by Dale Kramer
5,428 words, approx. 18 pages
In the following essay, Kramer discusses Conrad's story “The Return” as a work of social satire.
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Critical Essay by Leo Gurko
5,222 words, approx. 17 pages
In the following excerpt, Gurko explores some of Joseph Conrad's writings in the context of his exile from Poland.
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Critical Essay by Celia M. Kingsbury
5,021 words, approx. 17 pages
In the following essay, Kingsbury investigates the role of self-restraint in “The Return.”
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Critical Essay by J. H. Stape
4,741 words, approx. 16 pages
In the following essay, Stape identifies the unnamed city in “The End of the Tether” as Singapore and determines the influence of the city on Conrad's story.
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Critical Essay by Gaetano D'Elia
4,394 words, approx. 15 pages
In the following essay, D'Elia explores the relationship between love and war in “The Tale.”
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George Levine
4,305 words, approx. 14 pages
In the following essay, Levine considers Joseph Conrad's fiction as a form of scientific discourse that subverts Victorian realism and Darwinian gradualism.
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Critical Essay by Julie M. Johnson
3,460 words, approx. 12 pages
In the following essay, Johnson studies the parallels between the Grail legend and Joseph Conrad's novel, Chance.
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Critical Essay by A. James M. Johnson
3,264 words, approx. 11 pages
In the following essay, Johnson examines the representation of race in “An Outpost of Progress.”


Works by the Author

There are 51 critical essays on literary works by Joseph Conrad.

Heart of Darkness

The Secret Sharer

The Secret Agent



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