Joseph Conrad: Heart of darkness

Mistah Kurtz

he very much alive: the rise of "Heart of darkness", 1899-1959

Metaphysics, politics and a hole in a pail: "Heart of darkness" in the 1960s

Things fall apart: challenges to "Heart of darkness" in the 1970s

New maps of hell: rereading "Heart of darkness" in the 1980s

Metonymy, neo-imperialism and a biscuit-tin: fresh paths in "Heart of darkness" criticism in the 1990s.