Accident and Design: Conrad and Contingency
Accident and Design: Conrad and Contingency
Author(s): Laurence Davies
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Summary/Abstract: In 1896, Joseph Conrad told his publisher that: “Our captivity within the incomprehensiblelogic of accident is the only fact of the universe.” This essay considers theimplications of that claim, including the presence of accidents and contingencies inConrad’s fiction, correspondence, and day-to-day experiences, with an emphasis onhis artistic practice. The individual sections deal with the letters, the relationshipbetween accident and contingency in Conrad’s writings, and a discussion of the shortstory “Falk,” which is particularly rich in accident and contingency.
- Page Range: 33-47
- Page Count: 14
- Publication Year: 2022
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
