The End of the Tether

and Other Stories

Joseph Conrad, Philip Davis (University of Liverpool)

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Oxford University Press
02 February 2023

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: Oxford World's Classics

'(Conrad) thought of civilised and morally tolerable human life as a dangerous walk on a thin crust of barely cooled lava which at any moment might break and let the unwary sink into fiery depths' - Bertrand RussellThis selection of four tales by Conrad is about radical insecurity: lone human beings involuntarily forced into confrontation with a terrifying universe in which they can never be wholly at home. It leads with 'The End of the Tether' and includes also ' The Duel', ' The Return', and 'Amy Foster' - Sailor, Soldier, Rich Man, Immigrant. These powerful shorter works remind readers that Conrad is not just the teller of sea stories and tales of imperialist action, and not only the author of the ubiquitous 'Heart of Darkness'. This is the Conrad who is master of the terror element - global crisis, individual test, and personal trauma

- in modern literature.

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By: Joseph Conrad
Edited by: Philip Davis (University of Liverpool)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 254g
ISBN: 9780192896827
ISBN 10: 0192896822
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 02 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Note on the Text Select Bibliography A Chronology of Joseph Conrad THE END OF THE TETHER THE DUEL THE RETURN AMY FOSTER Explanatory Notes

Philip Davis, Emeritus Professor of Literature and Psychology, was Director of the Centre for Research in Reading, Literature and Society, University of Liverpool. His books includes biographies of George Eliot and Bernard Malamud, and works on Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, Wordsworth, and the Victorians.