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Jzef TeodorKonrad
Korzeniowski
Universidad Nacional deVilla Mara
English Literature II
Florencia Lerda
12th April 2012
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JosephConrad
Biography
Historical Context
Literary Style
Main Works
Heart of Darkness
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Biography
Born in1857 in the Russianoccupied city of Berdyczw, Ukraine
Educated by his mother's brother
in Krakw Entered the French MarineService in 1874
Worked as a seaman on Englishships in England in1878
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Biography
Became a British citizen in 1886
Began his first novel, Almayer's Folly,in 1889
Took command of a steamship in theBelgian Congo in 1890, whichinfluenced Heart of Darkness
Married Jessie George in 1896 andhad two sons
Died in 1924
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Historical Context
The imperialist age: 1850-1914
Imperialism: a countrys policy of
exerting control over other nations
through military, political, or economiccoercion
European countries vs. colonies
Imperialism in Africa: 1880 Berlin Conference: 1884-1885
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Historical Context
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Literary Style
Narrative technique
Adjectival style
English influenced by Polish andFrench
Intermediate narrators
Multiple points of view
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Main Works An Outcast of the Island(1896)
The Nigger of the 'Narcissus(1897)
Youth(1898)
Lord Jim (1900)
Amy Foster (1901)
Heart of Darkness(1902)
Nostromo (1904)
The Secret Agent(1907) The Secret Sharer (1909)
Victory(1915)
The Shadow Line(1917)
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Heart
of
Darkness
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Heart of Darkness
Publishing Information
Plot
SettingMain Characters
Minor Characters
Point of viewThemes
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Heart of Darkness
Publishing Information
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Genre: Novella, frame narrative.
Publisher: Blackwood's Magazine
Publication date: 1902
Media type: Print (serial)
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Heart of Darkness
PlotBased on Joseph
Conrads own experience
traveling up the CongoRiver into the African
interior, Heart of Darknessfollows the disturbing
journey of English ivory-
trading agent Marlow who,working for a Belgian
company, travels into thejungles of Africa in search
of a mysterious mannamed Kurtz. Shmoo
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Heart of Darkness
Setting
Aboard the Nellieon the ThamesRiver in 1891
The Congo River in Africa around
1890
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Heart of Darkness
Point of View
First person: Unnamed character
First Person: Marlow
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Heart of Darkness
Main Characters
Marlow: philosophical, independent-minded, eloquent, skeptical ofImperialism
Kurtz: talented, clever, well-educated,"universal genius, "hollowman," violent, evil
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Heart of Darkness
Minor Characters General Manager Brickmaker
Chief Accountant
Pilgrims Cannibals Russian trader
Helmsman Kurtz's African mistress Kurtz's Intended
Aunt The men aboard the Nellie
Fresleven
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Heart of Darkness
Themes
The Hypocrisy of Imperialism
Madness as a Consequence ofImperialism
Good vs. Evil
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Works Cited
Abrams , M. H., The Norton Anthology of EnglishLiterature. 6th ed. New York: W.W. Norton &Company, Inc., 1993. Print.
An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrads Heart of
Darkness by Chinua Achebe Joseph Conrad Biography.notablesbiography.com. Encyclopedia of WorldBiography. n.d.Web. 5 April 2012.
SparkNotes. Heart of Darkness . 2012. 5 April2012.
Shmoop Editorial Team. "Heart ofDarkness" Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11
Nov. 2008. Web. 5Apr. 2012.