This book examines the representations of homosexuality and homoeroticism in Conrad's fiction. Drawing on the work of Geoffrey Galt Harpham, Robert Hodges, Wayne Koestenbaum, Christopher Lane, and others who have already begun unearthing and analyzing this subject, the author traces Conrad's representations of homosexuality and homoeroticism, beginning with the Malay works and ending with The Shadow Line.
This book examines the representations of homosexuality and homoeroticism in Conrad's fiction. Drawing on the work of Geoffrey Galt Harpham, Robert Hodges, Wayne Koestenbaum, Christopher Lane, and others who have already begun unearthing and analyzing this subject, the author traces Conrad's representations of homosexuality and homoeroticism, beginning with the Malay works and ending with The Shadow Line.
Richard J. Ruppel, chair of the English department at Chapman University, earned BA, Masters, and PhD degrees at Michigan, Duke, and UNC Chapel Hill. He has published essays and given a number of papers on Joseph Conrad, focusing primarily on colonialism and representations of male intimacy. He co-edited Imperial Desire: Dissident Sexualities and Colonial Literature (Minnesota Press, 2003).
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgments Chapter One: Playing Tricks on the Dead: Outing Joseph Conrad and the Ethics of Literary Criticism Chapter Two: Life, Letters, and Neurasthenia Chapter Three: Male Intimacy in Conrad's Tales of Adventure - The Nigger of the Narcissus and Heart of Darkness Chapter Four: Male Intimacy in Conrad's Tales of Adventure - Romance and Victory Chapter Five: Conrad's Bachelor Narrators: Lord Jim, "Il Conde," and Under Western Eyes Chapter Six: Conrad's Bachelor Narrators: "The Secret Sharer," Chance, and The Shadow Line Chapter Seven: Conclusion: "Amy Foster" and Imaginative Bisexuality Notes Bibliography Index
Acknowledgments Chapter One: Playing Tricks on the Dead: Outing Joseph Conrad and the Ethics of Literary Criticism Chapter Two: Life, Letters, and Neurasthenia Chapter Three: Male Intimacy in Conrad's Tales of Adventure - The Nigger of the Narcissus and Heart of Darkness Chapter Four: Male Intimacy in Conrad's Tales of Adventure - Romance and Victory Chapter Five: Conrad's Bachelor Narrators: Lord Jim, "Il Conde," and Under Western Eyes Chapter Six: Conrad's Bachelor Narrators: "The Secret Sharer," Chance, and The Shadow Line Chapter Seven: Conclusion: "Amy Foster" and Imaginative Bisexuality Notes Bibliography Index
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