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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... thing called the " in- iquitous Gould Concession , " apparently written on a paper which his father desired ardently to " tear and fling into the faces " of presidents , members of judicature , and ministers of State . And this desire ...
... thing , waiting for just some such chance , and waste my life miserably . That was the true sense of his prohibition , which we have deliberately set aside . ” They were walking up and down the corredor . Her head just reached to his ...
... thing was to make him present the affair to Holroyd ( the Steel and Silver King ) in such a manner as to secure his financial support . At that time last night , just twenty - four hours ago , we thought the silver of the mine safe in ...
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Introduction | 7 |
A Note on the Text | 38 |
Selected Reviews | 499 |
Derechos de autor | |
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