Envisioning Africa
Subtitle: racism and imperialism in Conrad's Heart of darkness
By: Peter Edgerly Firchow.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Lexington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924; Political fiction, English -- History and criticism; English literature -- African influences; Imperialism in literature; Racism in literature; Race in literature; Africa -- In literature
Description: "For one hundred years, Heart of Darkness has been among the most widely read and taught novels in the English language. Hailed as an incisive indictment of European imperialism in Africa upon its publication in 1899, more recently it has been repeatedly denounced as racist and imperialist."--BOOK JACKET.

"Peter Firchow counters these claims, and his rational, carefully argued response allows the charges of Conrad's alleged bias to be evaluated as objectively as possible. He believes that what Conrad saw personally in Africa should not be confused with the Africa he describes in the novel; Heart of Darkness is instead an envisioning and a revisioning of Conrad's experiences in the medium of fiction."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [236]-249) and index.