Conrad's bureaucrats: agency, bureaucracy and the problem of intention

Article Abstract:

Joseph Conrad uses bureaucratic figures in his works to reflect the importance of new forms of socio-political organizations created by the monopoly of capitalism. His novel 'Hear of Darkness' criticizes the inhumane system in the Congo Free State while 'Nostromo' deals with the problem of agency. The latter novel reveals how the bureaucratic order of modern history complicates the issue of assigning value to individual human activity. Conrad's 'The Secret Agent' on the other hand, is a comic examination of the bureaucratization of human relationships in late nineteenth-century Europe.

Bureaucracy, Capitalism, Literary criticism

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Seeing through reading: class, race and literary authority in Joseph Conrad's 'The Nigger of the 'Narcissus.' (novel)

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Joseph Conrad's 'The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' demonstrates the author's mastery of his craft. The novel marks a significant phase in Conrad's career since it heralds the end of his apprenticeship by demonstrating his mastery of aesthetic and rhetorical skills. The text demonstrates his mastery in the overall performance of narrative structure as well as in the handling of dialogue, characterization, setting and ethical significance. Moreover, the racism in the novel is a reflection of the story's authenticity since it acknowledges the reality of the era's class structure.

Social aspects, Analysis, Social classes, Social class, Fiction, Racism in literature

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"Speech Was of No Use": Conrad, a new journalism, and the critical abjection of testimony

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Novel writer , Joseph Conrad's novelistic theatre is the one where, social or juridical forums of all narration's are instantly located. Conrad's novels, despair at the insurmountability of subjectivity, and consequently effect a retreat "inward" away from the real.

United States, Authors, Writers

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