約瑟夫·康拉德

前言

為了幫助廣大讀者特別是英語專業(yè)學生學習英國文學，上海外語教育出版社從國外引進了這套“劍橋文學名家研習系列”叢書。正如封底文字所說，本系列叢書旨在向?qū)W生介紹英美經(jīng)典作家，而普通讀者如果想進一步了解自己所喜愛的作家作品，也會發(fā)現(xiàn)這套叢書富有吸引力。英國文學是英國人民在漫長的歷史發(fā)展進程中創(chuàng)造的英國文化與文明的精華，是世界文學寶庫中一顆璀璨的明珠。文學是語言的藝術，英國文學是英語語言藝術的結晶。英語表意功能強，文體風格變化多，或高雅，或通俗，或含蓄，或明快，或婉約，或粗獷，其豐富的表現(xiàn)力和獨特的魅力在英國作家作品里得到了最為淋漓盡致的發(fā)揮。要真正掌握英語，必須閱讀和了解優(yōu)秀的英國文學作品，英國文學因此成為高校英語專業(yè)課程設置不可或缺的組成部分。英國文學源遠流長，經(jīng)歷了長期、復雜的發(fā)展演變過程。在這個過程中，文學本體以外各種現(xiàn)實的、歷史的、政治的、文化的力量對文學發(fā)生著影響，文學也遵循自身規(guī)律，歷經(jīng)了盎格魯——撒克遜、文藝復興、新古典主義、浪漫主義、現(xiàn)實主義、現(xiàn)代主義、后現(xiàn)代等不同歷史階段。“劍橋文學名家研習系列”叢書（英國卷）是開放式的，首批推出莎士比亞、奧斯丁、康拉德、葉芝、T·S·艾略特、喬伊斯、伍爾夫、貝克特等8位名家，他們均為英國文學史上的里程碑式人物，對推動英國文學的發(fā)展作出了重要貢獻。8位名家的創(chuàng)作領域涵蓋了小說、詩歌和戲劇，而葉芝、T·S·艾略特和貝克特分別為1923、1948、1969年度諾貝爾文學獎得主，這也從一個側(cè)面說明了本系列叢書入選名家的經(jīng)典性。

內(nèi)容概要

本系列旨在為學生引薦英美文學名家，內(nèi)容親和，語言生動，對有意提高西方文學素養(yǎng)的讀者很有吸引力。本書由杰出的學者約翰·G·彼得斯專門為初學康拉德作品的學生撰寫，闡述了康拉德如何在其主要作品《諾斯特羅莫》、《吉姆爺》、《黑暗的心》以及多部短篇小說中探究航海生涯和內(nèi)心沖突的主題。它是康拉德研究最全面而簡明的入門教程，也是學生研究20世紀小說和現(xiàn)代主義的必備讀物。

作者簡介

作者：(英國)彼德斯(Peters,J.G.)

書籍目錄

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1 Conrad's lifeChapter 2 Conrad's contextChapter 3 Conrad's early periodChapter 4 Conrad's middle periodChapter 5 Conrad's later periodChapter 6 Conrad criticismGuide to further readingIndex

章節(jié)摘錄

Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski was born in Berdycz6w in a predominantly Polish part of Ukraine on December 3, 1857 to Apollo Korzeniowski and his wife Ewelina Bobrowska. Conrad's parents were of the szlachta, the Polish gentry. At the time of Conrad's birth, Poland had been partitioned among Prussia, Russia, and Austria-Hungary for over sixty years. Apollo Korzeniowski was a writer and a man passionately committed to Polish independence. He played a prominent role in the revolutionary activities of the early 1860s, for which he was arrested and convicted of seditious actions. In 1862, Korzeniowski was sentenced to exile and sent to Vologda, Russia, and then later to Chernikhov. He was accompanied by his wife and young son, and the family suffered greatly during their exile. As a result of the poor conditions, Conrad's parents both contracted tuberculosis, and his mother died in April 1865. This was a solitary time in Conrad's life, as the boy spent most of his time in the sole company of his father. Korzeniowski remained in exile until early 1868 when he was allowed to leave in order to aid in Conrad's recovery from an illness. This was a better time for them, but Korzeniowski's tuberculosis soon worsened, and he died in May of 1869, leaving Conrad an orphan. Korzeniowski was given a hero's burial and is still considered a national hero in Poland.     Conrad's experience with his father during their time together very much influenced his later years. His devotion to literature, interest in revolution- ary politics, attitudes about Russia, skeptical view of the world, and some- times adventurous spirit all probably have some origin in his experience with his father. After his father's death, Conrad was cared for by family and friends, particularly Tadeusz Bobrowski, his maternal uncle, who became a second father to Conrad. Unlike the fiery and idealistic Korzeniowski, Bobrowski was conservative, careful, practical, and ultimately disapproving of Korzeniowski's approach to the world. Over the years, Bobrowski exerted a strong influence on Conrad and his attitudes, so Conrad's character seems to have been very much affected by both his father and his uncle.

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