Date Thesis Awarded
5-2010
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
English
Advisor
Simon Joyce
Committee Members
Walter P. Wenska
Laurie J. Wolf
Mary Ann Melfi
Abstract
Preceding his literary career, Conrad spent twenty years at sea, acquiring from this experience a command of English and the nautical rhetoric which authenticates his early masterpieces. Conrad's seafaring years birthed his literary career. Yet, in many ways, the mariner and novelist existed separately. By the time Conrad published his first novel in 1895, he had retired from the sea, never to return. Engaging with three of Conrad's works, 'Youth,' Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim along with pertinent texts, autobiographical accounts, and literary correspondence, I will explore how Conrad's transition from sea to land influenced his writing from 1895-1913.
Recommended Citation
Hutchison, Margaret, ""The Cast-Off Mistress;" The changing face of seafaring in Conrad's Middle-fiction" (2010). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 721.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/721
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.