{"product_id":"silence-space-and-absence-in-conrads-works-western-and-non-western-worlds-hardcover","title":"Silence, Space and Absence in Conrad's Works: Western and Non-Western Worlds - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn G. Peters\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book considers the relationship between sound and silence in the works of Joseph Conrad, along with their ties to Western and non-Western space. Throughout Conrad's works, a pattern emerges where Western space is associated with sound and non-Western space is associated with silence; similarly, Western space is portrayed as full of objects and activity, whereas non-Western space is portrayed as empty. As these tales progress, though, Conrad's characters embark on transformational journeys that cause them to reassess the world they live in and sometimes even the nature of the universe. These journeys invariably occur through encountering non-Western space, and during the course of these journeys, the dichotomy between Western space, perceived as replete with sound and activity, and non-Western space, empty of such, blurs such that the fullness of the West is revealed to be simply a surface hiding the emptiness beneath. In the end, both Western and non-Western space are revealed to be absences, as the absence of sound becomes a correlative for the emptiness of space and the emptiness of space becomes a metonym for the cosmological emptiness of nothingness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book considers the relationship between sound and silence in the works of Joseph Conrad, along with their ties to Western and non-Western space. Throughout Conrad's works, a pattern emerges where Western space is associated with sound and non-Western space is associated with silence; similarly, Western space is portrayed as full of objects and activity, whereas non-Western space is portrayed as empty. As these tales progress, though, Conrad's characters embark on transformational journeys that cause them to reassess the world they live in and sometimes even the nature of the universe. These journeys invariably occur through encountering non-Western space, and during the course of these journeys, the dichotomy between Western space, perceived as replete with sound and activity, and non-Western space, empty of such, blurs such that the fullness of the West is revealed to be simply a surface hiding the emptiness beneath. In the end, both Western and non-Western space are revealed to be absences, as the absence of sound becomes a correlative for the emptiness of space and the emptiness of space becomes a metonym for the cosmological emptiness of nothingness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn G. Peters \u003c\/b\u003eis University Distinguished Research Professor at the University of North Texas, USA. His books include \u003cem\u003eJoseph Conrad's Critical Reception\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Cambridge Introduction to Joseph Conrad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eConrad and Impressionism\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHistorical Guide to Joseph Conrad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eConrad's Drama\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJoseph Conrad: Contemporary Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e (volume 2), and the Norton critical edition of Conrad's \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Sharer and Other Stories.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn G. Peters \u003c\/b\u003eis University Distinguished Research Professor at the University of North Texas, USA. His books include \u003cem\u003eJoseph Conrad's Critical Reception\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Cambridge Introduction to Joseph Conrad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eConrad and Impressionism\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHistorical Guide to Joseph Conrad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eConrad's Drama\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJoseph Conrad: Contemporary Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e (volume 2), and the Norton critical edition of Conrad's \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Sharer and Other Stories.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 113\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51781957878048,"sku":"9783031449093","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2e6150806c46aa1608c0af18b5cc5cb0.webp?v=1780560211","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/silence-space-and-absence-in-conrads-works-western-and-non-western-worlds-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}