Colonialism in Joseph Conrad's Heart of darkness / Claudia Durst Johnson, book editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Johnson, Claudia Durst, 1938-

Series:

Social issues in literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. Heart of darkness--Juvenile literature.

Conrad, Joseph.

Colonies in literature--Juvenile literature.

Colonies in literature.

Africa--In literature--Juvenile literature.

Africa.

Physical Description:

161 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Greenhaven Press, [2012]

Summary:

"Colonialism in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness: Background on Joseph Conrad; Colonialism in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness; Contemporary Perspectives on Colonialism"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Background on Joseph Conrad

1 Conrad's Life as a Sailor and Writer / Monika Brown Brown, Monika 17

2 The Destruction of Conrad's Colonial Ideal / Jeffrey Meyers Meyers, Jeffrey 28

Chapter 2 Heart of Darkness and Colonialism

1 The Bright Intentions and Dark Realities of Colonialism in Heart of Darkness / Albert J. Guerard Guerard, Albert J. 38

2 Victorian Ethics, the New Science, and Colonialism in Heart of Darkness / Ian Watt Watt, Ian 43

3 Conrad Was Neither a Colonialist Nor a Racist / D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Goonetilleke, D.C.R.A. 51

4 The Evils of Colonialism's Petty Bureaucracy / Michael Levenson Levenson, Michael 60

5 The Theme of Death in Heart of Darkness / Garrett Stewart Stewart, Garrett 67

6 The Colonizer Becomes the Savage in Heart of Darkness / Carola M. Kaplan Kaplan, Carola M. 75

7 Marlow Dispels the Illusions About Colonialism / Bernard J. Paris Paris, Bernard J. 83

8 The Irony of Marlow's Narration Shows Him to Be a Semicolonialist / Anthony Fothergill Fothergill, Anthony 89

9 Kurtz's Evil Is in Adopting Darkness / Patrick Brantlinger Brantlinger, Patrick 99

10 Heart of Darkness Reveals Conrad's Ambivalence Toward Colonialism / Frances B. Singh Singh, Frances B. 109

11 An African Defends Conrad's Anticolonialism / C.P. Sarvan Sarvan, C.P. 119

Chapter 3 Contemporary Perspectives on Colonialism

1 A Poor Continent Rich in Resources / John Mukum Mbaku Mbaku, John Mukum 126

2 Corrupt Native Leaders Give Land Away to Foreigners / James Petras Petras, James 132

3 Biofuels and Neocolonialism / Seif Madoffe Madoffe, Seif 137

4 Neocolonialist China in Africa / Ali Askouri Askouri, Ali 143.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

073775804X

9780737758030

0737758031

9780737758047

OCLC:

744303057

Publisher Number:

99948757785