Literature Texts

Joseph Conrad. The heart of Darkness

Classic notes on Heart of darkness
Notes on the author, summary, character and plot analysis, essays and links.

Pink Monkey literature notes on Heart of Darkness
Key literary elements - setting, characters, plot, conflict, themes, background information; chapter summaries with notes, overall analyses and study questions.

Study guide to Joseph Conrad's Heart of darkness
2 part study guide by Lyman Baker, with study questions and analyses of key elements of the novel.

Owl Eyes term paper helper : Heart of dearkness
Suggested essay topics, sample essay outlines and some study links.

oseph Conrad's Heart of darkness: White lies
Pdf document. Research essay by Karin Hansson, University of Kariskrona, Sweden.

Reforming the Heart of darkness: the Congo Reform Movement in England and the U.S.
Historical texts and essays on the Reform Movement, and discussions of Conrad's novel

Africa and Africans in Conrad's Heart of darkness, by Candice Bradley, 1996
A Lawrence University Freshman Studies Lecture by Candice Bradley.

Joseph Conrad from Heart of darkness.
Excerpt from Reading About the World by Paul Brians. Readers are invited to comment on a passage from the novel, as to whether the writer presents a stereotypical view of Africans from a "white man's" perspective.