Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 189 g
Reihe: Reader's Guides
Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 189 g
Reihe: Reader's Guides
ISBN: 978-0-8264-8934-0
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
A short, accessible introduction to Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness in the Continuum Reader's Guides series
Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) is best known for Heart of Darkness, the tale of Marlow's journey into the Congo
- Heart of Darkness is widely studied as an introductory undergraduate text. This Reader's Guide provides a short, clear, accessible introduction to reading the text
- Student-friendly features include discussion points, questions, suggestions for further study and a comprehensive guide to further reading.
Reader's Guides provide a comprehensive starting point for any advanced student, giving an overview of the context, criticism and influence of key works. Each guide also offers students fresh critical insights and provides a practical introduction to close reading and to analysing literary language and form. They provide up-to-date, authoritative but accessible guides to the most commonly studied classic texts.
Joseph Conrad's novella, Heart of Darkness (1902), is a key text in the development of modernism and one of the most important literary works of the early twentieth century. This guide provides an invaluable introduction to reading Conrad's Heart of Darkness and includes sections on its contexts, language and style, critical reception and literary and film adaptations, including Coppola's Apocalypse Now, and finally an annotated guide to further reading.
Zielgruppe
Introductory Undergraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Contexts
2. Language, Style and Form
3. Reading Heart of Darkness
4. Critical Reception and Publishing History
5. Adaptation, interpretation and influence
6. Guide to Further Reading
Index
