NostromoBroadview Press, 1997 M04 30 - 453 páginas Nostromo, first published in 1904, is arguably Conrad’s greatest and most complex novel. A compelling adventure story, it is also a novel of profound psychological insight and of powerful political implications. It tells the story of a Central American state whose silver mine serves both literally and metaphorically as the source of the country‘s value. Written at the time of the development of the Panama Canal, Nostromo is set in the imaginary province of Sulaco, which secedes from the federation of Costaguana in order to protect its natural resource, the silver mine. The parallels with the ‘revolution’ fomented in Panama by the United States in 1903 are striking; just as Panama seceded from Columbia to satisfy the material interests of the canal builders, so the secession of Sulaco serves the material interests of ‘the Gould concession.’ In this edition a variety of documents from the period (including material concerning American involvement in Central America in the early twentieth century, early critical notices, and family letters of Conrad’s) help to set the text in context. |
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... arms folded , his legs crossed , leaning back his leonine head against the side , and look- ing up the wooded slopes ... arms . On this memorable day of the riot his arms were not folded on his chest . His hand grasped the barrel of the ...
... arms , and a murmuring noise that ran right up the column . Near by a loud voice directed hurriedly , “ Push that railway car out of the way ! " At the rush of bare feet to exe- cute the order Captain Mitchell skipped back a pace or two ...
... arms akimbo , masterful , imposing , irresistible , haughty , sublime , terrible . Hirsch , with his arms tied behind his back , had been bundled violently into one of the smaller rooms . For many hours he remained apparently forgotten ...
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Introduction | 7 |
A Note on the Text | 38 |
Selected Reviews | 499 |
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