Abstract
Between 1905 and 1914, Conrad made three significant cross-border journeys with his family. This essay describes these journeys and discusses the work that was produced during or after them: the essay 'Autocracy and War'; the novel The Secret Agent; and the essay 'Poland Revisited'. It considers Conrad's advocation of a borderless Europe as a defence against competing nationalisms and his confrontation with his father's life of sacrifice for Polish nationalhood.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 12 |
| Pages (from-to) | 77-84 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Pamietnik Literacki |
| Volume | 54 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2017 |
Keywords
- Joseph Conrad
- Autocracy and War
- The Secret Agent
- Poland revisited
- crossing borders
- nationalism
- frontierless Europe
- political refugees
- Immigration
- Aliens Bill
- fidelity
