TY - BOOK ID - 77937995 TI - Conrad's Heart of darkness : a critical and contextual discussion PY - 2012 SN - 1283543060 9786613855510 9401208026 9789401208024 9042035277 9789042035270 9781283543064 6613855510 PB - Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, DB - UniCat KW - Psychological fiction, English KW - Literature. KW - Psychological fiction, English. KW - English psychological fiction KW - English fiction KW - Belles-lettres KW - Western literature (Western countries) KW - World literature KW - Philology KW - Authors KW - Authorship KW - History and criticism. KW - Conrad, Joseph, KW - Heart of darkness (Conrad, Joseph) KW - Africa KW - Africa. KW - Eastern Hemisphere KW - In literature. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77937995 AB - This book offers a detailed discussion of Conrad’s most brilliant and problematic work. Many significant aspects of Heart of Darkness are examined, from plot and characterisation to imagery and symbolism, and particular attention is paid to its ambiguity and paradoxes. By relating the text to a variety of contexts, Cedric Watts explores Conrad’s central preoccupations as a writer and as a commentator on his age. The first edition of this study appeared in 1977, and reviewers described it as ‘criticism of the highest order’ ( Joseph Conrad Today ) and ‘an important book’ ( Conradiana ). ER -