{"product_id":"one-of-us-the-mastery-of-joseph-conrad-9780226316963","title":"One of Us: The Mastery of Joseph Conrad","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Geoffrey Galt Harpham\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe concept of mastery straddles a largely unexamined seam in contemporary thought dividing admirable self-control from a reprehensible will to power. Although Joseph Conrad has traditionally been viewed as an admirable master--master mariner, storyteller, and writer--his reputation has been linked in recent years to the negative masteries of racism, imperialism, and patriarchy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, Geoffrey Galt Harpham delves not only into Conrad's literary work and reputation but also into the concept of mastery. Outlining a psychology of composition that embraces Conrad's personal as well as historical circumstances, Harpham sheds new light on traditional issues in Conrad criticism, such as his Polish background and his preoccupation with the sea, by linking them to less frequently discussed subjects, including his elusive sexuality and his idiosyncratic relation to the English language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne of Us\u003c\/i\u003e represents both a methodological innovation in the practice of literary criticism and an important contribution to our understanding of how masters--and canons based on them--are made. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47813641830551,"sku":"9780226316963","price":3362.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780226316963.webp?v=1778337381","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/one-of-us-the-mastery-of-joseph-conrad-9780226316963","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}