LEADER 03118nam 2200685 450 001 9910811570203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8131-9198-X 010 $a0-8131-4975-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000333858 035 $a(EBL)1914976 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001401906 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12528474 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001401906 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11349812 035 $a(PQKB)11084496 035 $a(OCoLC)648577092 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43765 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1914976 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11011733 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL690720 035 $a(OCoLC)900344350 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1914976 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000333858 100 $a20150205h20002000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEnvisioning Africa $eracism and imperialism in Conrad's Heart of darkness /$fPeter Edgerly Firchow 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cThe University Press of Kentucky,$d2000. 210 4$dİ2000 215 $a1 online resource (291 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-59438-4 311 $a0-8131-2128-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Race, Ethnicity, Nationality, Empire; 1. Envisioning Africa; 2. A Mere Animal in the Congo; 3. Envisioning Kurtz; 4. Imperial Sham and Reality in the Congo; 5. Unspeakable Rites and Speakable Rights; 6. E.J. Glave, Captain Rom, and the Making of Heart of Darkness; Conclusion: Exterminating All the Brutes; Appendix; Notes; Works Cited; Index; 330 $aFor one hundred years, Heart of Darkness has been among the most widely read and taught novels in the English language. Hailed as an incisive indictment of European imperialism in Africa upon its publication in 1899, more recently it has been repeatedly denounced as racist and imperialist. Peter Firchow counters these claims, and his carefully argued response allows the charges of Conrad's alleged bias to be evaluated as objectively as possible. He begins by contrasting the meanings of race, racism, and imperialism in Conrad's day to those of our own time. Firchow then argues that Heart of D 606 $aPolitical fiction, English$xHistory and criticism 606 $aEnglish literature$xAfrican influences 606 $aImperialism in literature 606 $aRacism in literature 606 $aRace in literature 607 $aAfrica$xIn literature 615 0$aPolitical fiction, English$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aEnglish literature$xAfrican influences. 615 0$aImperialism in literature. 615 0$aRacism in literature. 615 0$aRace in literature. 676 $a823/.912 700 $aFirchow$b Peter Edgerly$f1937-$0193255 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811570203321 996 $aEnvisioning Africa$93971702 997 $aUNINA