Routledge - Homosexuality in the Life and Work of Joseph Conrad

Explore a deep literary analysis in Homosexuality in the Life and Work of Joseph Conrad: Love Between the Lines. Part of the Studies in Major Literary Authors series, this book by Routledge examines the representations of homosexuality within Conrad's famous fiction. By looking at Conrad's personal life and letters, the text suggests that Conrad was, at least imaginatively, bisexual. The author connects Conrad's bouts of neurasthenia, his difficult courtships, and his late marriage to his emotional and erotic comfort with men. The book moves from personal biography into a study of his fictional works, tracing how homoeroticism is endemic to his writing. This is an essential resource for students and readers interested in LGBTQ+ perspectives within classic literature and the biography of Joseph Conrad.