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Youth: a Narrative, and Two Other Stories - Includes the Original Publication of Heart of Darkness + the Author's Note
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Découvrez Youth, le récit initiatique où Joseph Conrad donne la parole à Marlow, jeune officier embarqué sur un navire rouillé pour un voyage semé d’embûches.
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"Youth" is an autobiographical short story by Joseph Conrad. Written in 1898, it was first published in Blackwood's Magazine, and included as the first story in the 1902 volume Youth, a Narrative, and Two Other Stories. This volume also includes Heart of Darkness and The End of the Tether, stories concerned with the themes of maturity and old age, respectively. "Youth" depicts a young man's first journey to the East. It is narrated by Charles Marlow who is also the narrator of Lord Jim and Chance. The narrator's introduction suggests this is the first time, chronologically, the character Marlow appears in Conrad's works (the Author comments that he thinks Marlow spells his name this way). Similar to Joseph Conrad's better-known Heart of Darkness, Youth begins with a narrator describing five men drinking claret around a mahogany table. They are all veterans of the merchant navy. The main character, Marlow, tells the story of his first voyage to the East as second mate on board the Judea. The story is set twenty-two years earlier, when Marlow was 20.
Publication history:
1898 (probably May) - Conrad begins writing "Youth"
June 3, 1898 - Conrad finishes writing "Youth"
September 1898 - "Youth" is first published in Blackwood's Magazine
November 13, 1902 - the book volume "Youth: a Narrative, and Two Other Stories" is published by William Blackwood - also contained the stories Heart of Darkness and The End of the Tether
1903 - First American edition was published by McClure, Phillips
1917 - Second British edition was published by J.M. Dent
Original forms that are still in existence:
An incomplete manuscript
A section of typescript
The Blackwood's Magazine
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"Youth" is an autobiographical short story by Joseph Conrad. Written in 1898, it was first published in Blackwood's Magazine, and included as the first story in the 1902 volume Youth, a Narrative, and Two Other Stories. This volume also includes Heart of Darkness and The End of the Tether, stories concerned with the themes of maturity and old age, respectively. "Youth" depicts a young man's first journey to the East. It is narrated by Charles Marlow who is also the narrator of Lord Jim and Chance. The narrator's introduction suggests this is the first time, chronologically, the character Marlow appears in Conrad's works (the Author comments that he thinks Marlow spells his name this way). Similar to Joseph Conrad's better-known Heart of Darkness, Youth begins with a narrator describing five men drinking claret around a mahogany table. They are all veterans of the merchant navy. The main character, Marlow, tells the story of his first voyage to the East as second mate on board the Judea. The story is set twenty-two years earlier, when Marlow was 20.
Publication history:
1898 (probably May) - Conrad begins writing "Youth"
June 3, 1898 - Conrad finishes writing "Youth"
September 1898 - "Youth" is first published in Blackwood's Magazine
November 13, 1902 - the book volume "Youth: a Narrative, and Two Other Stories" is published by William Blackwood - also contained the stories Heart of Darkness and The End of the Tether
1903 - First American edition was published by McClure, Phillips
1917 - Second British edition was published by J.M. Dent
Original forms that are still in existence:
An incomplete manuscript
A section of typescript
The Blackwood's Magazine
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Ce recueil offre une plongée dans l’univers maritime et psychologique de Joseph Conrad, à travers trois récits emblématiques. Youth est une autobiographie romancée, où l’auteur revisite sa jeunesse et ses premières expériences en mer, tandis que Au cœur des ténèbres explore les abîmes de l’âme humaine et les dérives du colonialisme. Ces textes, portés par une prose riche et une narration captivante, invitent à une réflexion sur la condition humaine, la jeunesse et la maturité.
Les thèmes centraux incluent l’aventure maritime, la nostalgie de la jeunesse, la résilience face à l’adversité, et la critique de l’impérialisme. Youth célèbre l’enthousiasme et l’idéalisme de la jeunesse, tandis que Au cœur des ténèbres interroge la moralité et les limites de la civilisation. The End of the Tether aborde, quant à lui, la vieillesse et la perte d’illusions, offrant une vision contrastée de l’existence humaine.
Ce recueil s’adresse aux amateurs de littérature classique, de récits d’aventure, et de réflexions philosophiques. Les passionnés d’histoire maritime, de psychologie des personnages et de critique sociale y trouveront une lecture riche et stimulante. Les étudiants en littérature apprécieront également l’analyse des techniques narratives de Conrad, notamment l’usage du narrateur Marlow.
Vous pourrez interroger ce smartbook sur les expériences maritimes de Conrad, les symboles récurrents dans ses récits (comme le fleuve Congo ou le navire Judea), ou encore les liens entre ses œuvres et le contexte historique de l’impérialisme britannique. Vous pourrez aussi demander des éclaircissements sur les techniques narratives, les thèmes philosophiques, ou les adaptations cinématographiques inspirées de ces textes, comme Apocalypse Now.
person_edit À propos de l'auteur
Joseph Conrad, de son vrai nom Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, est un écrivain britannique d'origine polonaise, né en 1857 et mort en 1924. Considéré comme l'un des plus grands romanciers de langue anglaise, il a marqué la littérature par ses récits maritimes et ses explorations de la psyché humaine, souvent inspirés de ses propres expériences en mer. Son style narratif, marqué par une profondeur psychologique et une critique subtile de l'impérialisme, a influencé des générations d'écrivains. Parmi ses œuvres majeures figurent Au cœur des ténèbres, Lord Jim et Nostromo.
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14 September 2013
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