Essays about: "joseph conrad heart of darkness"

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1. 11. A Study of Metaphors in the Heart of Darkness and their Swedish Translations

   University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

   Author : Johanna Olsson Tillström; [2009]
   Keywords : Translation; Vinay Dalbernet; Metaphors; Conceptualization; Lakoff; Conrad; Heart of Darkness;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to compare metaphors from the 1970 edition of Joseph Conrsd's Heart of Darkness (originally published in 1902) with their Swedish translations in Mörkrets Hjärta, by Einar Hecksher (2006), to see how mwtaphors have been translated from English into Swedish, i.e. READ MORE

3. 12. The Conquering Heart - Exploring allegorical short-cuts in Conrad's Heart of Darkness

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Matz Hammarström; [2008]
   Keywords : Conrad; Joseph; Heart of Darkness; Darras; Jaques; Allegorical short-cuts; Nature versus Man; Kurtz; Marlow; English language and literature; Engelska språk och litteratur ; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The aim of the essay is to gain a deeper understanding of Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness, through exploring a number of its allegorical short-cuts: the sepulchral city, the Company's offices, the knitters of black wool, the grove of death, and Kurtz' sketch in oil. The analysis of these short-cuts, aided by the gist of some of Conrad's letters to Cunninghame Graham, yields important clues to the understanding of Heart of Darkness as a whole, and its underlying conflict between Man and Nature, as well as to the understanding of specific elements of the story such as the significance of Kurtz' Intended and Marlow's final lie. READ MORE

4. 13. Animal Imagery and Religious Symbolism in Joseph Conrad's

   University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

   Author : Ramona Anttonen; [2001]
   Keywords : Joseph Conrad; Heart of Darkness; Marlow; Buddha gestures; knitting women; animal imagery; the Congo; religious symbolism;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to investigate how Joseph Conrad has used animal imagery and religious symbolism in “Heart of Darkness,” and determine if these tools are somehow linked to the theme of the story. Close reading has been applied in order to be able to go through the entire story in search of these often well-hidden tools. READ MORE