Résultats de "Joseph Conrad" dans Toutes les catégories

Written at various times and under various influences, the four stories contained in Within the Tides are linked by Conrad's treatment of loyalty and betrayal. They range in setting from the Far East via 18th-century Spain to England. The tone shifts from the tragic inevitability of "The Planter of Malata" and the pathos of "Because of the Dollars" to the gothic "The Inn of the Two Witches" and the grim humor of "The Partner." Experimental in form, they represent yet another branch of Conrad's search for moral truth.

Sir Ralph Richardson reads 'The Tale', and 'The Black Mate' by Joseph Conrad.

Fully restored and remastered, Heritage Media presents the greatest of vintage artists in classic dramas of the early America’s. Here is the legendary Ralph Richardson starring in ‘The Tale’ and 'The Black Mate' adapted from the original story by Joseph Conrad and ‘The Aspern Papers’ adapted from the original story by Henry James.Theatre Royal is a unique series of classic radio dramas produced in the 1950's by the late Harry Alan Towers.

An eclectic compendium of the finest short fiction of the last 150 years, featuring works by Paul Theroux, Joseph Conrad, James Ellroy, Ambrose Bierce, Charlotte Perkins Gillman, Aldous Huxley, Philip Roth, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

A young sea captain discovers a stowaway - and allows him to stay, eventually seeing in him a reflection of himself. Or perhaps that's all there ever was. Wendy Mullen's contralto voice captures the music of the sea; you'll be mesmerized by the telling and the tale. Conrad is at his best, and Mullen's reading captivates.

Although Heart of Darkness was one of the first literary texts to provide a critical view of European imperial activities, it was initially read by critics as anything but controversial. While the book was generally admired, it was typically read either as a condemnation of a certain type of adventurer who could easily take advantage of imperialism’s opportunities, or else as a sentimental novel reinforcing domestic values.

Joseph Conrad was a native of Poland, yet many critics regard him as one of the greatest English novelists. This is all the more remarkable, since he did not learn to speak English fluently until he was in his 20s. He became a naturalized British citizen in 1886. He wrote many books and stories, but the two that remain most popluar are Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim. Lord Jim is both an adventure story and a story of tragedy and repentence.

These two famous stories by Joseph Conrad are both told by the same narrator - Marlow. As the main character in Youth, Marlow tells the story of his first voyage to the East as second mate on board the Judea. Heart of Darkness features Marlow 22 years later and deals with maturity and old age. This highly symbolic story follows Marlow as he recounts his adventure into the Congo to a group of men aboard a ship anchored in the Thames Estuary.

"A weary pilgrimage amongst hints for nightmares." This is how Marlowe describes his journey into the Belgian Congo. And while Europeans go mad, Corporations turn tyrannous, and the legend of a great Ivory hunter is dangled before him, Marlowe observes everything with a keen eye, as we journey with him, into the Heart of Darkness. This audiobook also includes another short story featuring Marlowe, "Youth".

Set in Malaya, Almayer's Folly is Joseph Conrad's first novel. In it, he charts the decline of a Dutch merchant after a 25 year struggle against overwhelming odds. Though married to a bitter and hateful Malayan wife, Almayer refuses to accept the financial ruin which he has precipitated. Instead, he dreams of fantastic wealth and a return to the civilization of his youth, accompanied by his loving daughter, Nina.

This classic precursor to the modern day spy novel was recently in headlines when it was revealed that the Unabomber drew considerable inspiration from its prophetic portrait of terrorism. Written in 1907 and set in Edwardian London, The Secret Agent resonates just as strongly in today's world, where a handful of fanatics can still play mad politics and victimize the innocent.

Written at the start of the Great War, when his son Borys was at the Western Front, The Shadow-Line is Conrad's supreme effort to open man's eyes to the meaning of war through the stimulus of art. In many ways an autobiographical narrative, this masterpiece of his final period relates the story of a young and inexperienced sea captain whose first command finds him with a ship becalmed in tropical seas and a crew smitten with fever.

In Joseph Conrad's classic Heart of Darkness, Marlow is a steamboat captain working on the Congo River for a Belgian trading company. Marlow is asked to retrieve Kurtz, a legendary ivory trader who has lost contact with the home office and may have fallen ill. During the expedition Marlow is struck by the Company's mistreatment of the Congo natives. When Marlow arrives at Kurtz's station, he discovers that Kurtz has set himself up as a sort of god to the natives he had once wanted to civilize.

Marlow, agente comercial británico, se ve obligado a remontar el río Congo en busca de su compañero Kurtz, el jefe de una explotación de marfil que al parecer ha cruzado la línea que separa el bien del mal y se ha entregado con placer a las más terribles atrocidades. A medida que el barco avance por territorios cada vez más inhóspitos, Marlow se irá construyendo una imagen mitificada de Kurtz.

Mørkets hjerte bygger på Conrads opplevelser som kaptein på en elvebåt i Belgiske Kongo i 1890. I boken forteller hovedpersonen Marlow hvordan han reiser opp langs elven og inn i "mørkets hjerte" for å finne den utstasjonerte belgiske elfenbenjegeren Kurtz. Det viser seg at Kurtz fra et humant og edelt utgangspunkt har utviklet seg til en grådig materialist og despot som fritt hersker over de innfødte i området. I 1998 ble Mørkets hjerte rangert som nummer 67 av de hundre beste engelske romanene i det tjuende århundre av the Modern Library.”

"La laguna" è un racconto breve composto nel 1896 e pubblicato per la prima volta nel "Conrhill Magazine". La storia narra di un uomo bianco, riferito come "Tuan" (l'equivalente di Lord o Sir) che viaggia attraverso la foresta pluviale indonesiana. L'uomo è costretto a fermarsi per una notte con un amico malesiano di nome Arsat. Al suo arrivo trova Arsat sofferente perchè la sua amata sta morendo. Arsat racconta all'uomo la storia del suo passato. La storia è colma di simbolismi, quali l'uso del chiaro/scuro, bianco/nero, alba/tramonto.

Den hollandske handelsmand Kaspar Almayer kom til Borneo med store drømme i kufferten. Han ville slutte sin skrantende karriere som handelsmand og finde øens skjulte guldmine. Når det er på plads, vil han vende hjem til Amsterdam som en velhavende mand med sin lille datter, Nina, som er af blandet herkomst. Men skæbnen kan være grusom, ikke mindst i kolonierne, hvor forholdene mellem de indfødte malajer og den hollandske kolonimagt er håbløst kompliceret.

London, 1886. Im Stadtteil Soho betreibt Adolf Verloc einen kleinen Laden, über dem er in einer kleinen Wohnung zusammen mit seiner Frau Winnie und ihrem geistig behinderten Bruder Stevie lebt. Was Winnie nicht weiß: Adolf liefert Berichte über die anarchistischen Kreise, in denen er verkehrt, gegen gute Bezahlung an eine Botschaft weiter. Plötzlich wird Adolf beauftragt, einen Bombenanschlag auszuführen. Er beginnt mit den Vorbereitungen. Doch Scotland Yard kommt auf die Spur. Eine Razzia wird fingiert, um ihn aufzudecken.

Se trata de un autorretrato semejante a una novela, que reúne los sucesos relativos a la azarosa infancia y familia de Conrad, una parte de su vida como escritor y también el proceso de composición de su primera novela. Joseph Conrad fue un escritor polaco e inglés conocido por haber escrito El corazón de las tinieblas, su biografía ficcionada de su paso por la África colonial.

"Lord Jim" to najwyżej dziś ceniona powieść Conrada, choć wcześniej dostrzegli ją czytelnicy niż krytycy. Najbardziej uderza w tej historii wielość narratorów i związana z tym zmienność punktów widzenia oraz rozmaitość perspektyw czasowych. Wyjątkowość "Lorda Jima" wynika również z faktu, że wywodzi się z różnych rodzajów literatury. Poznajemy losy młodego Anglika, najpierw jako oficera marynarki handlowej, potem pracującego w portach południowo-wschodniej Azji, by wreszcie zdobyć rolę przywódcy na Borneo.