Heart of darkness : complete, authoritative text with biographical and historical contexts, critical history, and essays from five contemporary critical perspectives

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Heart of darkness : complete, authoritative text with biographical and historical contexts, critical history, and essays from five contemporary critical perspectives

Joseph Conrad ; edited by Ross C. Murfin

(Case studies in contemporary criticism)

Bedford/St. Martin's , Macmillan Press, c1996

2nd ed

  • : uk
  • : us : hbk
  • : us : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references

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Volume

: us : hbk ISBN 9780312159016

Description

Written several years after Conrad's grueling sojourn in the Belgian Congo, the novel tells the story of Marlow, a seaman who undertakes his own journey into the African jungle to find the tormented white trader Kurtz.
Volume

: uk ISBN 9780333657072

Description

Now in its second edition, this popular case-study of Conrad's classic short novel reprints an authoritative text together with five essays (four of which are newly-commissioned or revised) written from a range of contemporary critical perspectives.

Table of Contents

  • About the Series - About this Volume - PART ONE: HEART OF DARKNESS: THE COMPLETE TEXT - Introduction: Biographical and Historical Contexts - The Complete Text [1921 Heinemann Edition] - PART TWO: HEART OF DARKNESS: A CASE STUDY IN CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM - A Critical History of Heart of Darkness - Reader Response Criticism and Heart of Darkness - What Is Reader Response Criticism? - Reader Response Criticism: A Selected Bibliography - new A Reader Response Perspective
  • Peter Rabinowitz - Deconstruction and Heart of Darkness - What is Deconstruction? - Deconstruction: A Selected Bibliography - A Deconstructive Perspective
  • J. Hillis Miller - Feminist and Gender Criticism and Heart of Darkness - What are Feminist and Gender Criticism? - Feminist and Gender Criticism: A Selected Bibliography - revised A Feminist and Gender Perspective
  • Johanna M Smith - New Historicism and Heart of Darkness - What Is New Historicism? - New Historicism: A Selected Bibliography - revised A New Historicist Perspective
  • Brook Thomas - Cultural Criticism and Heart of Darkness - What Is Cultural Criticism? - Cultural Criticism: A Selected Bibliography - new A Cultural Perspective
  • Patrick Brantlinger - Glossary of Critical and Theoretical Terms - About the Contributors

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