Postcolonial Reading of Joseph Conrad’s Lingard Trilogy

Mehrvand, Ahad; Talebi Ashtiyani, Shiva

doi:10.22049/jalda.2020.26069.1173

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

¹ Associate Professor of English Literature, Department of English Language and Literature, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran

² MA in English Literature, Department of English Language and Literature, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2020.26069.1173

Abstract

Conrad’s acclaimed works from his middle period have been thoroughly studied from several perspectives including postcolonialism whereas the novels from his early period were overlooked due to their so-called“uneven” quality. The most notable works among Conrad’s early novels are hisLingard Trilogy- three of his early novels which are based on the recurring presence of the Captain Tom Lingard, the protagonist, and therelationship between Westerners and non-Westerners in a contact zone where both cultures meet. A postcolonial study of these novels can reveal Conrad’s attempt to change the binary logic of his time which put the West in a position of power. Postcolonial elements in this trilogy can be studied by using Homi Bhabha’s theories of stereotype, ambivalence, mimicry, hybridity, and othering to substantiate our claim that in Lingard Trilogy, Conrad’s discourse was anti-racist and against the imperial logic of the nineteenth century, since he tried to change it in the Trilogy.

Keywords

20.1001.1.2383591.2020.8.1.12.6

Main Subjects

3. Applied Literature

Article Title [Persian]

مطالعۀ پسا‌استعماری در سه‌گانۀ لینگارد جوزف کنراد

Authors [Persian]

دکتر احد مهروند ¹
شیوا طالبی آشتیانی ²

¹ گروه زبان و ادبیات انگلیسی، دانشگاه شهید مدنی آذربایجان

Abstract [Persian]

آثار تحسین شدۀ کنراد از دورۀ میانۀ او به طور کامل از چندین منظر،از جمله منظر پسااستعماری، مورد مطالعه قرار گرفته است، در حالی که رمانهای دورۀ اولیۀ او به دلیل خصوصیت به اصطلاح «نامتوازنشان» به نوعی مورد غفلت واقع شدهاند.برجسته ترین آثار در میان رمانهای اولیۀ کنراد سه گانۀ لینگارداست، سه رمان اولیۀ او که بر اساس تکرار شخصیت کاپیتان تام لینگاردو رابطه اش میان غربیها و شرقیها در یک منطقۀ تماس می باشند که در‌آن هر دو فرهنگ با یکدیگر برخورد می کنند. مطالعۀ پسااستعماری این رمانها می تواند تلاش کنراد را در تغییر منطق امپریالیستی دوگانۀ زمان خود آشکار کند که غرب را در موقعیت قدرت قرار می داد. عناصر پسااستعماری در این سه گانه را می توان با استفاده از نظریه های هومی بابا مانند نظریه های کلیشه، تردید، تقلید، و ناجوری مطالعه کرد تا این ادعا را به اثبات برسانیم که در سه گانۀ لینگارد سخن کنراد ضد نژادپرستانه و در تضاد با منطق امپریالیستی قرن نوزدهم است، چرا که سعی وی بر آن است تا این مسایل را در سه گانۀ مذکور به چالش بکشد.

Keywords [Persian]

ناجوری
تردید
تقلید
کلیشه
دیگری سازی
سه گانۀ لینگارد جوزف کنراد

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Volume 8, Issue 1 - Serial Number 15April 2020Pages 175-198

Volume 8, Issue 1 - Serial Number 15
April 2020
Pages 175-198