Essays about: "joseph conrad heart of darkness"

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  1. 6. "Marlow's Autobiografiction: Revisiting Joseph Conrad's Porte Parole"

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Przemyslaw Pozar; [2015]
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    Abstract : Abstract  The role of Charles Marlow has often been misinterpreted in terms of its relation to Joseph Conrad’s life. Previous research rendered this connection misleading and schematic. READ MORE

  3. 7. A Rude Awakening to Sounds : A Study of the Soundscape in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness

    University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

    Author : Kerstin Klavebäck; [2013]
    Keywords : Joseph Conrad; Heart of Darkness; soundscape; sonic environment; auditory setting; sounds; silence; noise;

    Abstract : This study examines the significance of sounds and silence in Joseph Conrad’s novella Heart of Darkness (1902). The importance of visual effects has repeatedly been analyzed and therefore, it is high time to explore the text from an auditory perspective. READ MORE

  4. 8. Shut in or Exposed - Inhospitable Landscapes in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Lovisa Eklund; [2013]
    Keywords : Joseph Conrad; Cormac McCarthy; landscapes; wilderness; nature; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness (1902) and Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian (1985) are two novels that take place in the 19th century. They both have a protagonist who sets out on a journey to a place that he does not know much about, which involves travelling through wild, unfamiliar landscapes. READ MORE

  5. 9. Lost (and Returned) in Africa : a Juxtaposition of Joseph Conrad’s Mr Kurtz and Caryl Phillips’ Nash Williams

    University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Emilie Sjöö; [2010]
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    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to investigate the attitudes and assumptions made about Africa in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and Caryl Phillips’ Crossing the River from a postcolonialist perspective. In this context, the main two characters Mr Kurtz and Nash Williams are given specific critical attention. READ MORE

  6. 10. Critical responses to Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness

    University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Morgan Svensson; [2010]
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    Abstract : This essay will revolve around the critical reception of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. The focus will be on three primary sources: firstly, the early critical reception and how the novella was received when it was originally published in 1902, secondly, Chinua's famous critique in 1977 when he called Conrad a racist and condemned both the author and the novella, and thirdly, Said's defence and contextualization of Conrad’s novella in 1992. READ MORE