Heart of darkness
Subtitle: an authoritative text, backgrounds and sources, essays in criticism.
By: Edited by Robert Kimbrough.
Contributors: Kimbrough, Robert, ed.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Series: Norton critical editions,; N307
Publisher: Norton
Published: 1963
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924; Europeans -- Africa -- Fiction; Trading posts -- Fiction; Degeneration -- Fiction; Imperialism -- Fiction; Africa -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: In Conrad's haunting tale, Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the enigmatic Kurtz. Travelling to the heart of the African continent, he discovers how Kurtz has gained his position of power and influence over the local people. Marlow's struggle to fathom his experience involves him in a radical questioning of not only his own nature and values but the nature and values of his society. --From publisher's description.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 228-231.