TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schnauder,Ludwig
TI  - Free will and determinism in Joseph Conrad's major novels
T2  - Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft
SN  - 9781441625502
AV  - PR6005.O4 Z79255 2009eb
U1  - 820.8009 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Amsterdam, New York
PB  - Rodopi
KW  - Conrad, Joseph,
KW  - Free will and determinism in literature
KW  - Libre arbitre et déterminisme dans la littérature
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM
KW  - European
KW  - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-268); Introduction -- Free will and determinism: a philosophical introduction -- Free will and determinism in nineteenth and early twentieth century Britain -- Conrad and the problem of free will -- Heart of darkness and the empire machine -- Nostromo and the mechanics of history -- The secret agent and the urban jungle -- Conclusion -- Works cited
N2  - Although it has often been pointed out that the protagonists of Joseph Conrad's novels frequently fail in what they attempt to achieve, the forces that oppose them have rarely been examined systematically. Furthermore, no sustained attempts have been made to rigorously address the central philosophical issue the characters' predicament raises: that of the freedom-of-the-will. This interdisciplinary study seeks to remedy this neglect by taking recourse not only to the philosophical debate about free will and determinism but also to the relevant historical, economic, scientific, and literary dis
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