Envisioning Africa : racism and imperialism in Conrad's Heart of darkness / Peter Edgerly Firchow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Firchow, Peter Edgerly, 1937-2008, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political fiction, English--History and criticism.

Political fiction, English.

English literature--African influences.

English literature.

Imperialism in literature.

Racism in literature.

Race in literature.

Africa--In literature.

Africa.

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

Conrad, Joseph.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For one hundred years, Heart of Darkness has been among the most widely read and taught novels in the English language. Hailed as an incisive indictment of European imperialism in Africa upon its publication in 1899, more recently it has been repeatedly denounced as racist and imperialist. Peter Firchow counters these claims, and his carefully argued response allows the charges of Conrad's alleged bias to be evaluated as objectively as possible. He begins by contrasting the meanings of race, racism, and imperialism in Conrad's day to those of our own time. Firchow then argues that Heart of D

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Race, Ethnicity, Nationality, Empire; 1. Envisioning Africa; 2. A Mere Animal in the Congo; 3. Envisioning Kurtz; 4. Imperial Sham and Reality in the Congo; 5. Unspeakable Rites and Speakable Rights; 6. E.J. Glave, Captain Rom, and the Making of Heart of Darkness; Conclusion: Exterminating All the Brutes; Appendix; Notes; Works Cited; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-9198-X

0-8131-4975-4

OCLC:

648577092