Cook, Conrad and the Poetics of Error

Authors

  • Brendan Casey University of Melbourne

Keywords:

Joseph Conrad, James Cook, Endeavour, cartography

Abstract

Abstract: This essay recounts Joseph Conrad’s voyage up the east-coast of Australia in 1888, an event which I term the author’s ‘Endeavour re-enactment’. It describes the author’s relationship to Captain James Cook, and the implications of his visit for Australian history.

Author Biography

  • Brendan Casey, University of Melbourne
    Brendan Casey is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne and the scholarly editor of Cordite Poetry Review.

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Published

2020-11-10

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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2020): From Colony to Transnation

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