Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 410 g
Reihe: Casebooks in Criticism
A Casebook
Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 410 g
Reihe: Casebooks in Criticism
ISBN: 978-0-19-515996-7
Verlag: Oxford University Press
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.
Zielgruppe
Scholars and students of literature and literary criticism
