Conrad and Masculinity
This timely study offers a radical re-reading of Conrad's work in the light of contemporary theories of masculinity. Drawing on gay studies, feminism, film theory and literary theory, Roberts shows how Conrad's fiction, even as it reflects certain assumpt
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Andrew Michael Roberts
Conrad and Masculinity
Also by Andrew Michael Roberts CONRAD AND GENDER JOSEPH CONRAD THE NOVEL
Conrad and Masculinity Andrew Michael Roberts Senior Lecturer in English University of Dundee
First published in Great Britain 2000 by
MACMILLAN PRESS LTD Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978-1-349-39816-4 ISBN 978-0-230-28897-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230288973 First published in the United States of America 2000 by ST. MARTIN’S PRESS, INC., Scholarly and Reference Division, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 ISBN 978-0-312-22782-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Roberts, Andrew Michael. Conrad and masculinity / Andrew Michael Roberts. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978-0-312-22782-1 (cloth) 1. Conrad, Joseph, 1857–1924—Characters—Men. 2. Psychological fiction, English—History and criticism. 3. Adventure stories, English—History and criticism. 4. Conrad, Joseph, 1857–1924– –Knowledge—Psychology. 5. Masculinity in literature. 6. Men in literature. I. Title. PR6005.O4Z7879 823'.912—dc21
1999 99–42654 CIP
© Andrew Michael Roberts 2000 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2000 978-0-333-66285-4 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 0LP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. 10 09
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To the memory of my mother, Judith Roberts
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Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Note on Texts Introduction 1
viii ix 1
Masculinity, ‘Race’ and Empire: Almayer’s Folly, An Outcast of the Islands
13
Imperialism and Male Bonds: ‘Karain’, The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’, Lord Jim
44
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Masculinity and the Body: Typhoon, The Secret Agent
66
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Gender and the Disciplined Body: Nostromo
94
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Epistemology, Modernity and Masculinity: ‘Heart of Darkness’
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Masculinity, ‘Woman’ and Truth: The Secret Agent, Under Western Eyes, Chance
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Vision, Power and Homosocial Exchange: The Arrow of Gold 163
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Vision and the Economies of Empire and Masculinity: Victory
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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