Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness: A Casebook

by Gene M. Moore (Editor), Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness , Joseph Conrad's fictional account of a journey up the Congo river in 1890, raises important questions about colonialism and narrative theory. This casebook contains materials relevant to a deeper understanding of the origins and reception of this controversial text, including Conrad's own story "An Outpost of Progress," together with a little-known memoir by one of Conrad's oldest English friends, a brief history of the Congo Free State by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and a parody of Conrad by Max Beerbohm. A wide range of theoretical approaches are also represented, examining Conrad's text in terms of cultural, historical, textual, stylistic, narratological, post-colonial, feminist, and reader-response criticism. The volume concludes with an interview in which Conrad compares his adventures on the Congo with Mark Twain's experiences as a Mississippi pilot.

288 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2004

Reviews

[Bên Phía Nhà Z · Rating 4 out of 5]

các cuốn casebook nói chung đều hay, cuốn này tuyển lại các bài đỉnh viết về Conrad, đặc biệt bài của Ian Watt đại chuyên gia thì khỏi phải nói độ hay luôn. có thêm cả phỏng vẩn Conrad, một điều rất hiếm hoi, mà chính bác editor cũng nói là có khi giả mạo chúng tôi cũng không biết nữa =))

[Rosalie Justus]

anyone who has read heart of darkness and wants more this is a must read