Sexuality and the Erotic in the Fiction of Joseph ConradAwarded third place for The Adam Gillon Book Award in Conrad Studies 2009 |
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... Freya of the Seven Isles ' ( 1912 ) may also be said to confirm that the word was not necessarily possessed of sexual implications . In this tale Freya's father , Nelson , is unhappy that his daughter is seeing too much of Jasper Allen ...
... Freya of the Seven Isles ' - contains a tantalizing set of comments concerning the third and final tale in the book . I was considerably abused for writing that story on the ground of its cruelty , both in public prints and in private ...
... Freya's father , and the observing eyes of the narrator , also have their analogues elsewhere in Conrad's fiction ... Freya enjoys – obtains erotic pleasure from - Heemskirk's sexual frustration and pain , and if Heemskirk enjoys ...
Contents
Lord Jim The ShadowLine and Victory | 17 |
The exotic and the erotic in An Outcast of the Islands | 61 |
The erotics of cruelty in A Smile of Fortune | 77 |
Copyright | |
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