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College literature, 2018-06, Vol.45 (3), p.424-448
Ort / Verlag
West Chester: Johns Hopkins University Press
Erscheinungsjahr
2018
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
Project MUSE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
It is time to correct Joseph Conrad's reputation as a writer who falls short when the subject is women or sex. Praised for his ethical, political, and psychological insight, he is pitied for his love scenes. This consensus diminishes Conrad's oeuvre because his stories about political intrigues and ethical dilemmas often hinge on erotic desire. Looking for descriptions of sexual acts, critics have ignored Conrad's representation of erotic feelings. Despite contemporary limits on what could be said explicitly, Conrad wrote about erotic feelings throughout his career. Although he usually focused on the dire consequences of passion, he also probed the sources of desire and found ways to represent sexual experience itself through plot, imagery, and dialogue. He regarded imagination and individual agency as essential components of passion, and he created female characters who possess both qualities.