Abstract
The chapter discusses Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' and the 'idea of empire' in relation to contemporary work in 'Blackwood's Magazine', Henry Morton Stanley's 'In Darkest Africa', William Booth's 'In Darkest England'. It argues that Conrad subverts the tropes of imperialist discourse in 'Heart of Darkness'.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Nineteenth-Century Novel |
Subtitle of host publication | A Critical Reader |
Editors | Steven Regan |
Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 498-508 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Publication status | Published - 2001 |
Keywords
- Joseph Conrad
- 'Heart of Darkness'
- Blackwood's Magazine
- Henry Morton Stanley
- In Darkest Africa
- William Booth
- In Darkest England
- Edward Said
- imperial discourse
- the idea of empire