The challenge of bewilderment : understanding and representation in James, Conrad, and Ford /

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The Challenge of Bewilderment treats the epistemology of representation in major works by Henry James, Joseph Conrad, and Ford Madox Ford, attempting to explain how the novel turned away from its traditional concern with realistic representation and toward self-consciousness about the relation betwe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Armstrong, Paul B., 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1987.
Subjects:
Conrad, Joseph, > 1857-1924 > Criticism and interpretation.
Ford, Ford Madox, > 1873-1939 > Criticism and interpretation.
James, Henry, > 1843-1916 > Criticism and interpretation.
Conrad, Joseph, > 1857-1924.
Ford, Ford Madox, > 1873-1939.
James, Henry, > 1843-1916.
1900-1999
English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Mimesis in literature.
Knowledge, Theory of, in literature.
Roman anglais > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Mimêsis dans la littérature.
Théorie de la connaissance dans la littérature.
English fiction.
Fiction in English, 1900-1945 - Critical studies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface / Paul B. Armstrong
  • Introduction : bewilderment, understanding, and representation
  • Part I. Jamesian bewilderment : the composing powers of consciousness
  • Interpretation and ambiguity in The sacred fount
  • Reality and/or interpretation in The ambassadors
  • Part II. Conradian bewilderment : the metaphysics of belief
  • Contingency, interpretation, and belief in Lord Jim
  • The ontology of society in Nostromo
  • Part III. Fordian bewilderment : the primacy of unreflective experience
  • Obscurity and reflection in The good soldier
  • Reification and resentment in Parade's End
  • Epilogue : bewilderment and modern fiction.

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