{"product_id":"9798216392354","title":"Cognitive Conrad Consciousness, Trauma, and the Rage for Order","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCognition, Poetics, and the Arts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCognitive Conrad\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eConsciousness, Trauma, and the Rage for Order\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRichard Ruppel | Alexander Bergs | Margaret H. Freeman | Peter Schneck\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Comparative Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUncovers how Joseph Conrad's narratives reflect the cognitive studies of his day but also anticipate our own contemporary understandings of consciousness, trauma, and the human need for order. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCognitive Conrad\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the interpretive power of cognitive literary studies and historicism in the most important works of Joseph Conrad. It highlights how Conrad's fiction reflects the complexities of human consciousness, trauma, and the relentless human drive to impose a coherent form on a world that, ultimately, lacks any dependable order independent of individual, human constructions.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough a detailed examination of Conrad's characters and their psychological landscapes – in a wide range of fiction, such as \u003ci\u003eLord Jim\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnder Western Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e, and various short stories – Richard J. Ruppel reveals how the novelist anticipated modern cognitive theories and the science of trauma. He also discusses the profound connections between Conrad's fiction and the work of 19th-century scientists like Hermann Helmholtz, who influenced Conrad's portrayal of perception and consciousness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCognitive Conrad\u003c\/i\u003e asserts the power of the arts and humanities to supplement and correct the sciences, which most often look to generalize and categorize. It argues that one key role of the arts – often articulated poignantly in Conrad's greatest work – is to highlight the anomalous, to champion the peculiar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRichard J. Ruppel\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English and Peace and Justice Studies at Chapman University, USA. He is a past president of the Joseph Conrad Society and has published extensively on Conrad's work. His books include \u003ci\u003eA Political Genealogy of Joseph Conrad \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), \u003ci\u003eHomosexuality in the Life and Work of Joseph Conrad \u003c\/i\u003e(2008), and \u003ci\u003eImperial Desire: Dissident Sexualities and Colonial Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 October 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216392354\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e180\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51522035449996,"sku":"9798216392354","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_09271b8e-d0ec-410c-bafe-f28239641141.jpg?v=1784754190","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798216392354","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}