“The dreams of men, the seed of commonwealths, the germs of empires”. The Impact of Colonialism in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness
Despite accusations of racism and of upholding colonialism, Heart of Darkness reveals the problematic nature of the imperial enterprise. The dichotomy between superior versus inferior, us versus them, self versus other, embedded in colonial discourse, becomes challenging when considering that the fo...
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Bucharest University Press
2022-10-01
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| Series: | University of Bucharest Review. Literary and Cultural Studies Series |
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| Online Access: | https://ubr.rev.unibuc.ro/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Ionoaia.pdf |