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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... letter he was bringing , written by Father Corbelàn with a pencil by the camp - fire of Hernandez , was addressed to Don José , of whose critical state the priest was not aware . Antonia read it , and , after consulting Charles Gould ...
... letter from him . I am waiting for something definite from you . You could tele- graph if you have made up your mind ... Letters sent by post were opened by the police . Ewa Korzeniowska to Apollo Korzeniowski Kobieta Współczesna ( Lwów ) ...
... letter was of 7 May from the Saski Hotel and not a word since . I have been here for two days . It was my plan to go home but Tadeusz sent a messenger after me to say that he was anxious about me and implored me to return and to stay ...
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Introduction | 7 |
A Note on the Text | 38 |
Selected Reviews | 499 |
Derechos de autor | |
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