Heart of Darkness (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism) (Paperback)

by Joseph Conrad (Author), Ross C. Murfin (Editor)

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Adopted at more than 1,000 colleges and universities, Bedford/St. Martin's innovative Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism series has introduced more than a quarter of a million students to literary theory and earned enthusiastic praise nationwide. Along with an authoritative text of a major literary work, each volume presents critical essays, selected or prepared especially for students, that approach the work from several contemporary critical perspectives, such as gender criticism and cultural studies. Each essay is accompanied by an introduction (with bibliography) to the history, principles, and practice of its critical perspective. Every volume also surveys the biographical, historical, and critical contexts of the literary work and concludes with a glossary of critical terms. New editions reprint cultural documents that contextualize the literary works and feature essays that show how critical perspectives can be combined.

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Product Details Paperback: 315 pages Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's; 2nd edition (February 15, 1996) Language: English ISBN-10: 0312114915 ISBN-13: 978-0312114916 Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #92,585 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #10 in  Books > Literature & Fiction > British > Classics > Conrad, Joseph #14 in  Books > Literature & Fiction > Authors, A-Z > ( C ) > Conrad, Joseph

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: 1.0 out of 5 stars Do yourself a favor---get a better edition, April 28, 1999 By A Customer Love the novel, but hate this edition. The critical essays in the back are of the worst sort--the "Reader-Response" essay is filled with so much opaque, sludge-like prose so as to make it virtually unreadable, and the feminist (!) criticism of the book is abosolutely ridiculous, facile, and well...just plain bad. The rest of the essays are of the same low-caliber. Read the novel by all means, but do yourself a favor and get a different edition. 4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful novella to really let your brain dig into, March 26, 1999 By A Customer This is one of those books that if you actually let your mind think about what is going on and ponder all the symbolism and ideas that Conrad shares about what is important in life then you will come away with great new ideas and subjects that will surround your mind. 5.0 out of 5 stars Too Young to Fall in Love, March 7, 1999 By A Customer Put simply, anyone who is "forced" to read this story as a requirement for his or her English class and who comes away with a foul taste in his or her mouth should either 1) think about changing majors or, 2) read the book again. Pay attention to the cadence in these scenes, the pauses, the important glimpses of humanity that Conrad *gives* us in the midst of this crash-and-burn nightmare. Whatever you do, don't give up on this book.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 4.0 out of 5 stars You Ride The River I read this story in 1976, actually the Bicentennial year, in a closet cupboard office of my high school English teacher in a book he'd assigned to my "advanced" one person class... Read more Published 2 months ago by a gentle sound 5.0 out of 5 stars Simplified Review... ... in case you really long to understand this famous story, take a look at the eloquent review of it posted by "Noddy," whose literary insight is as vast as his vocabulary. Read more Published 2 months ago by Giordano Bruno 5.0 out of 5 stars "Mistah Kurtz--he dead." An influential work on five 20th century seminal works I read this book for a graduate Humanities course. Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, written in 1899 is a seminal work about the ills of colonialism, as well as a postmodern... Read more Published 21 months ago by Michael A Neulander 5.0 out of 5 stars AP student who actually loved this book Honestly any AP or IB student reading this book should not be in that class if they can't appreciate this novel. The detail alone makes this book an excellent read. Read more Published on April 19, 1999 by [e-mail] 5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking, Complex, Brilliant! After reading a one star criticism of HoD,i was provoked to write this one. I just finished HoD and I must say that it was one of the more difficult novels to read and... Read more Published on March 6, 1999 by [e-mail] 5.0 out of 5 stars This novel speaks in a language of pure emotion. A novel which explores the depth of the human soul is difficult at best to present to readers. Conrad has accomplished such a feat as he expounds on the limits of intelligent... Read more Published on January 15, 1999 5.0 out of 5 stars The horror of man who has seen himself Conrad has shown in this book all his knowlegde about human condition and it is not little. A voyage through the Congo river in pursuit of an enigmatic man named Kurtz will... Read more Published on November 24, 1998 5.0 out of 5 stars The horror amidst the jungle of humanity Conrad leads a journey into the depths of the jungle. The jungle of our souls. His dark poetry hints truth, if only we dare to seek it out. Read more Published on March 26, 1997 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 315 pages
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's; 2nd edition (February 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312114915
• ISBN-13: 978-0312114916
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #92,585 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do yourself a favor---get a better edition, April 28, 1999

By A Customer

Love the novel, but hate this edition. The critical essays in the back are of the worst sort--the "Reader-Response" essay is filled with so much opaque, sludge-like prose so as to make it virtually unreadable, and the feminist (!) criticism of the book is abosolutely ridiculous, facile, and well...just plain bad. The rest of the essays are of the same low-caliber. Read the novel by all means, but do yourself a favor and get a different edition.

4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful novella to really let your brain dig into, March 26, 1999

By A Customer

This is one of those books that if you actually let your mind think about what is going on and ponder all the symbolism and ideas that Conrad shares about what is important in life then you will come away with great new ideas and subjects that will surround your mind.

5.0 out of 5 stars Too Young to Fall in Love, March 7, 1999

By A Customer

Put simply, anyone who is "forced" to read this story as a requirement for his or her English class and who comes away with a foul taste in his or her mouth should either 1) think about changing majors or, 2) read the book again. Pay attention to the cadence in these scenes, the pauses, the important glimpses of humanity that Conrad *gives* us in the midst of this crash-and-burn nightmare. Whatever you do, don't give up on this book.