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      Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness: A Routledge Study Guide

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      Joseph Conrad's novella, "Heart of Darkness", has fascinated critics and readers alike, engaging them in controversial debate as it deals with fundamental issues of good and evil, civilisation, race, love and heroism. This guide provides introduction to the text and contexts o...

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      Product ID:9780415357760
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:Routledge Guides to Literature
      Title:Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness
      Subtitle:A Routledge Study Guide
      Authors:Author: D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke
      Page Count:160
      Subjects:Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, English
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      Joseph Conrad's novella, "Heart of Darkness", has fascinated critics and readers alike, engaging them in controversial debate as it deals with fundamental issues of good and evil, civilisation, race, love and heroism. This guide provides introduction to the text and contexts of "Heart of Darkness".

      Joseph Conrad’s novella, Heart of Darkness, has fascinated critics and readers alike, engaging them in highly controversial debate as it deals with fundamental issues of good and evil, civilisation, race, love and heroism. This classic tale transcends the boundaries of time and place and has inspired famous film and television adaptations emphasising the cultural significance and continued relevance of the book.

      This guide to Conrad’s captivating novel offers:

      • an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of Heart of Darkness
      • a critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the present
      • a selection of new essays and reprinted critical essays on Heart of Darkness, by Ian Watt, Linda Dryden, Ruth Nadelhaft, J. Hillis Miller and Peter Brooks, providing a range of perspectives on the novel and extending the coverage of key critical approaches identified in the survey section
      • cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism
      • suggestions for further reading.

      Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of Heart of Darkness and seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Conrad''s text.


      Imprint Name:Routledge
      Publisher Name:Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2007-09-19

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      Weight206 g
      Dimensions217 × 140 × 15 mm