Heart of Darkness

by Joseph Conrad

Prof. Cedric Watts and Cedric Watts

HEART OF DARKNESS*AN OUTPOST OF PROGRESS*KARAIN*YOUTH The finest of all Conrad's tales, 'Heart of Darkness' is set in an atmosphere of mystery and menace, and tells of Marlow's perilous journey up the Congo River to relieve his employer's agent, the renowned and formidable Mr Kurtz. What he sees on his journey, and his eventual encounter with Kurtz, horrify and perplex him, and call into question the very bases of civilization and human nature. Endlessly reinterpreted by critics and adapted for film, radio, and television, the story shows Conrad at his most intense and sophisticated. The other three tales in this volume depict corruption and obsession, and question racial assumptions. Set in the exotic surroundings of Africa, Malaysia. and the east, they variously appraise the glamour, folly, and rapacity of imperial adventure. This revised edition uses the English first edition texts and has a new chronology and bibliography.

• ISBN10: 0192801724
• ISBN13: 9780192801722
• Publish Date: 14 November 2002 (first published 1 January 1899)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 23 April 2008
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Oxford University Press
• Edition: Revised edition
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 272
• Language: English

Reviews

Read this for an English class some years ago. I know it's a classic story but it's very dense and a bit antiquated (at least as I'm remembering it now). Worth reading but be prepared (some literary analysis before/during is worth it). Just not my particular cup of tea.

[adastra]

What a mess. I couldn't concentrate on this book at all because it's so convoluted. Once again I don't see the greatness in it.