Heart of darkness : a case study in contemporary criticism

Author(s)

• Conrad, Joseph
• Murfin, Ross C.

Bibliographic Information

Heart of darkness : a case study in contemporary criticism

Joseph Conrad ; edited with introductions by Ross C. Murfin

（A Bedford book）

St. Martin's Press , [Macmillan], c1989

• : U.S., hard
• : U.S., pbk
• : U.K., pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This edition of Conrad's short novel presents an authoritative text as well as essays by a variety of critical theorists including Frederick Karl and Adena Rosmarin. Each essay interprets "Heart of Darkness" for a student audience.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 Introduction: biographical and historical contexts. Part 2 A case study in contemporary criticism: psychoanalytic criticism - Frank Karl
• reader, response criticism - Adena Rosmarin
• feminist criticism - Joanna Smith
• deconstruction - J. Hillis Miller
• the new historicism - Brook Thomas
• glossary of critical and theoretical terms.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA11114581
• ISBN:
  • 0312030266
  • 0312007612
  • 0333575598
• LCCN: 88070425
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York,[Basingstoke]
• Pages/Volumes: x, 270 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PR6005.O4
  • DC20 : 823/.912
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. Heart of darkness
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA38295760