Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter1 A Discussion of the Theory and Practice of Carnival
Practice of Carnival
1.1 The Bakhtinian Theory of the Carnivalesque
1.2 A Historical View of Carnival Practice
Chapter2 The Carnivalesque Spirit in Conrad's Fiction
2.1 The Carnivalesque in Conrad's Fiction
2.2 The Harlequinade in Conrad's Fiction
2.3 The Carnivalistic Death Scenes in Conrad's Fiction
Chapter3 Lord Jim in the Light of the Carnivalesque
3.1 Jim as a Hero
3.2 Jim as Lord/God
Chapter4 The Carnival Collective and the Carnival Hell
4.1 The Carnival Collective
4.2 The Carnival Hell
Chapter5 Carnival,Dialogicity,and the lssue of Honour
5.1 Carnival and Dialogicity
5.2 The Dialogue on the Issue of Honour in Lord Jim
Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix Periodization of Conrad's Writing