101. Joseph Conrad: Married To The Devil: The Secret Agent's Critique Of Late-Victori Essay arguing that Winnie s fate shows the consequences of the passivity of the late-Victorian woman. http://www.literature-study-online.com/essays/conrad.html

Joseph Conrad Married to the Devil: The Secret Agent's Critique of Late-Victorian Gender Roles By Brandon Colas Bookshop English Literature Joseph Conrad York Notes ... GCSE Books Martial Bourdin's failed bombing attempt and the international anarchist movement in London set the stage for Joseph Conrad's 1907 novel The Secret Agent . At the time period of this work, anarchism was in its early stages of development. Anarchists saw many problems in society, but rarely offered practical solutions to improve anyone's living conditions. This discrepancy lends itself naturally to irony, and did not go unnoticed by contemporary intellectuals. As most critics observe, Conrad's extremely ironic tone throughout The Secret Agent emphasizes a pessimistic attitude towards society and individuals. Norman Holland notes that Conrad uses a "heavily ironic and dry verbal style" to reveal the chaos present in each character's relationships (54). According to John Palmer, this "dark" irony is essential for the novel's structure. He states, " The Secret Agent is built [...] on the characteristic esthetic tensions of satirical fiction - misunderstandings, dramatic ironies, revealing symbolic parallels and contrasts, and the like" (104). Claire Rosenfield says that Conrad uses an ironic type of "gallows humor" to effectively communicate the darkness of the world portrayed in the novel. Life is so appalling that this humor arrives "in the midst of horror, the point at which despair becomes humorous" (121). E. M. W. Tillyard's perspective differs from that of Rosenfield and Palmer; from his perspective, Conrad keeps "his dreadful story within the bounds of comedy" by means of his ironic method (103). His comments imply that the ironic tone does not effectively convey the sinister darkness present in the story.

102. Secret Sharer Study Guide & Literature Essays | GradeSaver Full summary and analysis of The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad written by Harvard students. Includes a biography, message board, and background information on The Secret Sharer. http://www.classicnote.com/ClassicNotes/Titles/sharer/

Study Guides and Literature Essays Editing Services ... Home : Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad In 1909, ten years after the publication of Heart of Darkness, except for the revision of his first story, "The Black Mate," Joseph Conrad had not written a short work since the spring of 1907. Without warning, he received a visit from Captain C. M. Marris, recently returned from the Malay Seas. As… Study Guide for Secret Sharer Buy PDF Secret Sharer study guide contains a biography of Joseph Conrad, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Secret Sharer Summary About Secret Sharer Character List Major Themes ... the secret sharer As the stories opens, what does the young captain feels? Posted By yien s #144161 at Jul 11, 2010 2:49 AM in Secret Sharer 0 replies comparing the ideas of conrad and freud Posted By qui'shunda w #53848 at Feb 13, 2008 8:09 PM in Secret Sharer 1 reply The scorpion what is the significance of the scorpion found drowned in the ink? Posted By fatemeh k #110913 at Nov 02, 2009 9:54 AM

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