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Heart of Darkness and Selected Short Fiction (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)

de Joseph Conrad (auteur), A. Michael Matin (introduction), A. Michael Matin (introduction et notes)
Maison d'édition : Barnes & Noble Classics
juin 2009

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Heart of Darkness and Selected Short Fiction, by Joseph Conrad, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:

* New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
* Biographies of the authors
* Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events
* Footnotes and endnotes
* Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work
* Comments by other famous authors
* Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations
* Bibliographies for further reading
* Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate

All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works.
 
One of the most haunting stories ever written, Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness follows Marlow, a riverboat captain, on a voyage into the African Congo at the height of European colonialism. Astounded by the brutal depravity he witnesses, Marlow becomes obsessed with meeting Kurtz, a famously idealistic and able man stationed farther along the river. What he finally discovers, however, is a horror beyond imagining. Heart of Darkness is widely regarded as a masterpiece for its vivid study of human nature and the greed and ruthlessness of imperialism.
This collection also includes three of Conrad’s finest short stories: “Youth,” the author’s largely autobiographical tale of a young man’s ill-fated sea voyage, in which Marlow makes his first appearance, “The Secret Sharer,” and “Amy Forster.”
 
Features a map of the Congo Free State.
 
A. Michael Matin is a professor in the English Department of Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina. He has published articles on various twentieth-century British and postcolonial writers.

Auteur

  • Joseph Conrad (auteur)

    Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), né Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, est l’un des premiers grands écrivains de la modernité. De Lord Jim à Nostromo, de La Folie Almayer à Jeunesse ou Au cœur des ténèbres, son œuvre a été publiée en presque totalité par les Éditions Autrement.

Auteur(s) : Joseph Conrad

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Caractéristiques

Éditeur : Barnes & Noble Classics

Auteur(s) : Joseph Conrad

Publication : 1 juin 2009

Intérieur : Noir & blanc

Support(s) : Livre numérique eBook [ePub]

Contenu(s) : ePub

Protection(s) : Marquage social (ePub)

Taille(s) : 1,26 Mo (ePub)

Langue(s) : Anglais

EAN13 Livre numérique eBook [ePub] : 9781411432307

EAN13 (papier) : 9781593081232

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