Author |
: Gene M. Moore |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 288 |
Release |
: 2010-04-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780195303698 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0195303695 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness by : Gene M. Moore
Download or read book Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness written by Gene M. Moore and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.