Joseph Conrad’s Literary Landscape: Critical Reflections by An Indian Scholar

Abstract

This research article attempts an analysis of critical reviews of the literary works by Joseph Conrad, an English author of Polish origin. The writer is a seafarer and was passionate about exploration of the unknown regions as a sensitive human being of his times. He dreamt about his role as a mariner from his childhood days. He succeeded in his goal and achieved to a large extent. At the same time, he desired to be a writer and got success as a modernEnglish writer. Some of his narratives have been critically appreciated by many critics and reviewers of the following periods. This article includes some of those critical works and the scholar’s own point of view.