Hysteria and Conrad's World of Fiction

Author: Ning Yizhong
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Publishing Date: 2005-05-01
Features:
Chapter 1 A Discussion of the Theory and Practice of Carnival Practice
1.1 The Bakhtinian Theory of the Carnivalesque
1.2 A Historical View of Carnival Practice
Chapter 2 The Carnivalesque Spirit in Conrad's Fiction
2.1 The Carnivalesque in Conrad's Fiction
2.2 The Harlequinade in Conrad's Fiction
2.3 The Carnivalistic Death Scenes in Conrad's Fiction
Chapter 3 Lord Jim in the Light of the Carnivalesque
3.1 Jim as a Hero
3.2 Jim as Lord/God
Chapter 4 The Carnival Collective and the Carnival Hell
4.1 The Carnival Collective
4.2 The Carnival Hell
Chapter 5 Carnival, Dialogicity, and the Issue of Honour
5.1 Carnival and Dialogicity
5.2 The Dialogue on the Issue of Honour in Lord Jim
Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix
Periodization of Conrad's Writing