The Shadow-Line. E-book. Formato EPUB - 9788835303114

The Shadow-Line. E-book. Formato EPUB. In Joseph Conrad&#39;s &#39;&#39;The Shadow Line&#39;&#39;, written in 1915, the author explores the passage to manhood.<br />The story begins with thoughts of youth and its lack of introspection and reflection. The narrator speaks of &#39;&#39;rash moments&#39;&#39;, such as when one suddenly marries. He says there is a &#39;&#39;shadow line&#39;&#39; that must be crossed from youth to adulthood.&nbsp;<br />This is indeed a work full of &quot;sudden passions,&quot; in which Conrad is able to show how the full intensity of existence can be experienced by the man who, in the words of the older Captain Giles, is prepared to &quot;stand up to his bad luck, to his mistakes, to his conscience.&quot; A subtle and penetrating analysis of the nature of manhood, &quot;The Shadow-Line&quot; investigates varieties of masculinity and desire in a subtext that counters the tale&#39;s seemingly conventional surface.<br /><br />&quot;The Shadow-Line&quot; is based upon events and experiences from twenty-seven years earlier to which Conrad returned obsessively in his fiction. A young sea captain&#39;s first command brings with it a succession of crises: his sea is becalmed, the crew laid low by fever, and his deranged first mate is convinced that the ship is haunted by the malignant spirit of a previous captain.<br /><br />&nbsp;