Under Western Eyes: Centennial Essays
Simmons, Allan H. / Stape, J. H. / Hawthorn, Jeremy Characterized by Conrad himself as his "most deeply meditated novel, " Under Western Eyes enjoyed a warm reception on its publication in October 1911. In the century since it has rewarded readers with various pleasures. Exploring the intertwined subjects of personal morality, the nature of the State, national character and identity, and covertly digging into the tensions of his family's past, the novel is the last of Conrad's sustained excursi...