Joseph Conrad
1857 - 1924
novelist and short story writer, one of the first of the Modernist movement; Polish-born
Joseph Conrad, one of the finest writers of English prose, was Polish and only started speaking English when he was 21. Born in Ukraine, his father's political activity caused the family to be exiled to Russia. Conrad's mother died when he was 7, and his father a short time afterwards. Conrad was cared for by his uncle; but ye longed to go to sea. In 1874 he did, embarking on a French vessel, and beginning his career as a sailor which supplied much material for his writing.
In 1886 he became a British subject and shortly afterwards a master mariner; he later settled in England and spent his time writing.
Conrad's narrative technique employs breaks in time by using a narrator (in several of his texts called Marlow) who also comments on the action.
Conrad was one of the leading Modernists; his texts, particularly one of his most famous short novels, Heart of Darkness, show an occupation with psychology and the unconscious mind. In many respects, his works preempted literature of the twentieth century.
Essays
Shadows in the Darkness -- A novel study on Joseph Conrads Heart of Darkness
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'All the hearts that beat in the darkness': On the Title of Conrad's Heart of Darkness -- A brief psychoanalytic reading of Heart of Darkness in terms of its title.
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The "misty halo" â An Exploration Into the Range of Readings of Conrad's Heart of Darkness -- By investigating the range of meanings of the text, attempts to disprove a particular reading.
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Representation of Race and Gender in Heart of Darkness -- Two essays discuss the Eurocentric attitude towards the native people of Africa and towards women in Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
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Cloaking Oneself -- Analysis of Symbolism in "Secret Sharer"
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dramatic situations - Eisenbart poems -- the establishment and development of these dramatic situations in two of Eisenbart's poems, Panther and Peacock, and Prize Giving, is discussed
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Iago's character traits -- amorality, duplicity, cynicism, pride, and of course, ego. Presented by the speech and actions of all characters, the modern audience can construct a character sketch of Othello that contains all the elements stated above
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HEART OF DARKNESS; A SYMBOLIC SEA QUEST -- THIS ESSAY MAINLY DISCUSSES THE SYMBOLIC VALUE AND CONTENT OF CONRAD'S MAJOR NOVEL
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Darkness and Light: the Illumination of Reality and Unreality in Heart of Darkness -- Heart of Darkness, a metaphor equating light with knowledge and civility and darkness with mystery and savagery
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Images In The Heart of Darkness -- In Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Marlow charecterizes ideas, events and location with images.
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Conrad: a Complicit and Unwitting Correspondent of European Colonisation -- Heart of Darkness as colonial oppression.
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Point of View Manipulating Readers in Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad -- The effects of point of view
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A Choice of Nightmares -- The nature of identity in Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'.
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Racism vs. the True Meaning of Heart of Darkness -- The meaning found within Heart of Darkness far outweighs its racist undertones.
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Marlowe's Function as a Narrator in 'Heart of Darkness' -- Focuses on Marlowe's function in the novel and his relationship to the author.
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Racism Within Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' -- Examines allegations of racism towards Native Africans in Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'.
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"Synopsis of Heart of Darkness" -- "synopsis o Heart of darkness"
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Conrad's heart -- Explanation of "The Heart of Darkness"
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The Signifance of Structure in Creating Meaning - Heart of Darkness --
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Moral 'Truth(s)' - Heart of Darkness -- A discussion on the extent to which moral truths are cultural specific - or indeed true
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Moral Truths in Heart of Darkness - Revised -- Dicuss the importance of moral and human truths to the inferred reading of the text - and how they are complex and culturally specific.
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