A few weeks ago, I went to dinner with my husband, one of our friends, and our friend's parents. Since I had just returned from the AP Literature Exam reading, I was full of ideas about teaching in the fall and books I wanted to add to my curriculum. Our friend's dad is an English professor and absolutely brilliant. His name is Dr. Hamner. I love talking to him and could sit and listen to him for hours. He has traveled and taught all over the world and is just fascinating. I told him I was thinking of teaching Heart of Darkness to my juniors. Dr. Hamner published a book about Heart of Darkness! Of course he did! The book is Joseph Conrad: Third World Perspectives published 1990 by Three Continents Press. Dr. Hamner gave me a copy and I am overwhelmed by the brilliance in this book. I can't wait to share it with my students. If you teach, are a fan of Joseph Conrad, or need critical analysis for part of your research, this book is perfect for you.
| Contents: | The genius of Mr. Joseph Conrad / Hugh Clifford -- Conrad's Malaysia / Florence Clemens -- Jumble of facts and fiction : the first Singapore reaction to Almayer's folly / Hans van Marle -- Conrad's Malayan novels : problems of authenticity / D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke -- Conrad's Eastern expatriates : a new version of his outcasts / Lloyd Fernando -- Almayer and Willems : "how not to be" / Juliet McLauchlan -- Conrad's "An outpost of progress," or, The evil spirit of civilization / J.C. Hilson, D. Timms -- An image of Africa / Chinua Achebe -- Conrad's Nigger / Michael Echeruo --Racism and the classics : teaching Heart of darkness / Susan L. Blake -- Under African eyes / Ponnuthurai Sarvan -- The frontier on which Heart of darkness stands / Wilson Harris -- Conrad : the presentation of narrative / Edward W. Said -- Conrad's darkness / V.S. Naipaul -- The limits of the liberal imagination : One hundred years of solitude, and Nostromo / Jean Franco -- Out of darkness : Conrad and other third world writers / Peter Nazareth. |
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