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Since the publication of Joseph Conradâs âAuthorâs Noteâ (1920) to A Set of Six (1908), readers have been aware that the plot for the Napolonic tale âThe Duelâ derived from an existing account. What has been unknown till now is the large number of venues in which that account variously appeared. This volume traces the taleâs fascinating genealogy and the immediate contemporary source that inspired Conradâs 1907 story. A transcription of the storyâs typescript-manuscript sheds light on the storyâs development.
Conradâs âThe Duelâ: Sources/Text will interest several readerships. Scholars engaged in historical and textual research can explore how Conrad drew upon, reworked, and transformed the storyâs sources. The relationships between the taleâs initial draft and final form will interest scholars of genetic questions, and teachers of short fiction and of creative writing will find this an invaluable volume for exploring how source materials alter during the creative process.
Conradâs âThe Duelâ: Sources/Text will interest several readerships. Scholars engaged in historical and textual research can explore how Conrad drew upon, reworked, and transformed the storyâs sources. The relationships between the taleâs initial draft and final form will interest scholars of genetic questions, and teachers of short fiction and of creative writing will find this an invaluable volume for exploring how source materials alter during the creative process.
J. H. Stape, late of St Maryâs University, Twickenham, London, was the author of The Several Lives of Joseph Conrad (2007). He edited several of Conradâs texts for The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Joseph Conrad, and edited The Cambridge Companion to Joseph Conrad (1996) and The New Cambridge Companion to Joseph Conrad (2015). He also published on E. M. Forster, William Golding, Thomas Hardy, Angus Wilson, and Virginia Woolf.
John G. Peters is a University Distinguished Research Professor of English at the University of North Texas. He is author of Conrad and Impressionism, The Cambridge Introduction to Joseph Conrad, Joseph Conradâs Critical Reception and is editor of several books on Conrad, including Conrad in the Public Eye, A Historical Guide to Joseph Conrad, and volume two of Joseph Conrad: The Contemporary Reviews. He is also the General Editor of Conradiana.
John G. Peters is a University Distinguished Research Professor of English at the University of North Texas. He is author of Conrad and Impressionism, The Cambridge Introduction to Joseph Conrad, Joseph Conradâs Critical Reception and is editor of several books on Conrad, including Conrad in the Public Eye, A Historical Guide to Joseph Conrad, and volume two of Joseph Conrad: The Contemporary Reviews. He is also the General Editor of Conradiana.
Contents
Preface
Sources
âThe Duelâ: Ur-Versions, 1858â1903
J. H. Stape with Karen Zouaoui, compilers
The 1907 Source for âThe Duelâ
J. H. Stape
Text
âThe Duelâ: The Typescript/Manuscript
Preface
Sources
âThe Duelâ: Ur-Versions, 1858â1903
J. H. Stape with Karen Zouaoui, compilers
The 1907 Source for âThe Duelâ
J. H. Stape
Text
âThe Duelâ: The Typescript/Manuscript
Scholars of the works of Joseph Conrad and perhaps scholars of British Modernist literature.