Abstract
The chapter discusses Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' in relation to the 'idea of empire' by attention to contemporary work in 'Blackwood's Magazine', Henry Stanley's 'In Darkest Africa' and William Booth's 'In Darkest England'. The chapter demonstrates Conrad's subversion of the tropes of imperial discourse.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Under Postcolonial Eyes |
| Subtitle of host publication | Joseph Conrad After Empire |
| Place of Publication | Cape town |
| Publisher | University of Cape Town Press |
| Pages | 65-77 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |
Keywords
- Joseph Conrad
- Heart of Darkness
- Henry Morton Stanley
- In Darkest Africa
- Blackwood's Magazine
- William Booth
- In Darkest England
- imperial discourse
- Edward Said