Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness: A Casebook

by Joseph Conrad

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195159969
• ISBN13: 9780195159967
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"