Heart of Darkness
Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism
No. of pages 327
Published: 1996
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This book is part of a book series called Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism .
There are 327 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 1996 by Palgrave Macmillan .
Joseph Conrad was a master prose stylist, widely regarded as one of the greatest English-language novelists. Writing in the heyday of the British Empire, Conrad drew upon his experiences in the French and later the British Merchant Navy to create short stories and novels that reflect aspects of a worldwide empire while also plumbing the depths of the human soul.
This book has the following chapters: 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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Joseph Conrad
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