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Joseph Conrads comments about the interpretation of his works have until now been dismissed as theoretically unsophisticated, while the critical notions of James, Woolf, and Joyce have come to shape our understanding of the modern novel. RichardMoreJoseph Conrads comments about the interpretation of his works have until now been dismissed as theoretically unsophisticated, while the critical notions of James, Woolf, and Joyce have come to shape our understanding of the modern novel. Richard Ambrosinis study of Conrads fiction as critical discourse makes an original claim for the importance of his theoretical ideas as they are formed and tested in the novels themselves. Setting Conrads comments in this context of transformations in his narrative forms, Ambrosini defines Conrads view of fiction and the artistic ideal underlying his commitment as a writer in a new and challenging way. Conrads innovative techniques as a novelist are shown in the continuity of his theoretical enterprise, from the early search for an artistic prose and a personal novel form, to the later dislocations of perspective achieved by manipulation of conventions drawn from popular fiction. This reassessment of Conrads critical thought offers a new perspective on the transition from the Victorian novel to contemporary fiction. Conrads Fiction as Critical Discourse by Richard Ambrosini
