Colonialism in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-155) and index.; Colonialism in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness: Background on Joseph Conrad; Colonialism in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness; Contemporary Perspectives on Colonialism--; Provided by publisher. Publisher Marketing: Great literature resonates with us not only because of well-developed characters and plots, but also because it often reflects important social themes; these books explore a work of literature through the lens of the major issue reflected in it.; This volume of Social Issues in Literature examines Joseph Conrad's life and writings, with a specific look at key ideas related to Heart of Darkness. The text discusses a variety of topics, including the evil pettiness behind colonial bureaucracy; facing; This series brings together the disciplines of sociology and literature in a unique format designed to support cross-curricular studies. Each volume explores a work of literature through the lens of the major social issue reflected in it, and features car Contributor Bio:  Johnson, Claudia Durst CLAUDIA DURST JOHNSON is Professor of English at the University of Alabama, where she chaired the Department of English for 12 years. She is series editor of the Greenwood Press Literature in Context series, which includes her works "Understanding To Kill a Mockingbird" (1994) and "Understanding the Scarlet Letter" (1995). She is also the author of "To Kill a Mockingbird: Threatening Boundaries, " (1994), "The Productive Tension of Hawthorne's Art" (1981), and "American Actress: Perspectives on the Nineteenth Century" (1984), and coauthor (with Vernon Johnson) of "Memoirs of the Nineteenth-Century Theatre" (Greenwood, 1982) and (with Henry Jacobs) "An Annotated Bibliography of Shakespearean Burlesques, Parodies, and Travesties" (1976), as well as numerous articles on American literature and theatre.