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Heart of Darknessby Joseph Conrad
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Missing words have been restored and the entire novel has been repunctuated in accordance with Conrad's style. The result is the first published version of Heart of Darkness that allows readers to hear Marlow's voice as Conrad heard it when he wrote the story. "Backgrounds and Contexts" provides readers with a generous collection of maps and photographs that bring the Belgian Congo to life. Textual materials, topically arranged, address nineteenth-century views of imperialism and racism and include autobiographical writings by Conrad on his life in the Congo. New to the Fourth Edition is an excerpt from Adam Hochschild's recent book, King Leopold's Ghost, as well as writings on race by Hegel, Darwin, and Galton. "Criticism" includes a wealth of new materials, including nine contemporary reviews and assessments of Conrad and Heart of Darkness and twelve recent essays by Chinua Achebe, Peter Brooks, Daphne Erdinast-Vulcan, Edward Said, and Paul B. Armstrong, among others. Also new to this edition is a section of writings on the connections between Heart of Darkness and the film Apocalypse Now by Louis K. Greiff, Margot Norris, and Lynda J. Dryden. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included. Book News Annotation:Considered by many to be his greatest work, Joseph Conrad's Heart of
Darkness has mesmerized readers and provided rich fodder for critics
since its publication in 1899. This volume presents the text of the
novel, along with a wealth of background information. These
supplementary materials include dozens of essays dealing with such
topics as imperialism and 19th-century attitudes toward race. These
are followed by a representative selection of contemporary and recent
criticism generated by the novel. The fourth edition features a new
section on the connections between the novel and the film Apocalypse
Now. Armstrong is Dean of the College and Professor of English at
Brown U.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Book News Annotation:Considered by many to be his greatest work, Joseph Conrad's Heart of
Darkness has mesmerized readers and provided rich fodder for critics
since its publication in 1899. This volume presents the text of the
novel, along with a wealth of background information. These
supplementary materials include dozens of essays dealing with such
topics as imperialism and 19th-century attitudes toward race. These
are followed by a representative selection of contemporary and recent
criticism generated by the novel. The fourth edition features a new
section on the connections between the novel and the film Apocalypse
Now. Armstrong is Dean of the College and Professor of English at
Brown U.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:The Fourth Edition is again based on Robert Kimbrough's meticulously re-edited text. Synopsis:Missing words have been restored and the entire novel has been repunctuated in accordance with Conrad"s style. The result is the first published version of Heart of Darknessthat allows readers to hear Marlow"s voice as Conrad heard it when he wrote the story. "Backgrounds and Contexts" provides readers with a generous collection of maps and photographs that bring the Belgian Congo to life. Textual materials, topically arranged, address nineteenth-century views of imperialism and racism and include autobiographical writings by Conrad on his life in the Congo. New to the Fourth Edition is an excerpt from Adam Hochschild"s recent book, King Leopold"s Ghost, as well as writings on race by Hegel, Darwin, and Galton. "Criticism" includes a wealth of new materials, including nine contemporary reviews and assessments of Conrad and Heart of Darknessand twelve recent essays by Chinua Achebe, Peter Brooks, Daphne Erdinast-Vulcan, Edward Said, and Paul B. Armstrong, among others. Also new to this edition is a section of writings on the connections between Heart of Darknessand the film Apocalypse Nowby Louis K. Greiff, Margot Norris, and Lynda J. Dryden. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included. About the AuthorPaul B. Armstrong is Dean of the College and Professor of English at Brown University. He is the author of Play and the Politics of Reading: The Social Uses of Modernist Form, Conflicting Readings: Variety and Validity in Interpretation, The Challenge of Bewilderment: Understanding and Representation in James, Conrad, and Ford and The Phenomenology of Henry James. He is the editor of the Norton Critical Edition of E.M. Forster's Howards End. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 1 comment: 
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