Criticism | December 01, 1982
The Morality of Conrad's Imagination
Daniel Melnick
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In a letter written as he was beginning Lord Jim, Conrad describes the problem of discerning and firmly holding the values by which life may be lived, and his remarks identify an issue central to the reading and criticism of his works: the difficulty of defining Conrad’s values.
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