The story of the civilized, enlightened Mr. Kurtz who embarks on a harrowing "night journey" into the savage heart of Africa, only to find his dark and evil soul. The Secret Sharer. The saga of a young, inexperienced skipper forced to decide the fate of a fugitive sailor who killed a man in self-defense. As he faces his first moral test the skipper discovers a terrifying truth -- and comes face to face with the secret itself. Heart Of Darkness and The Secret Sharer draw on actual events and people that Conrad met or heard about during his many far-flung travels. In portraying men whose incredible journeys on land and at sea are also symbolic voyages into their own mysterious depths, these two masterful works give credence to Conrad's acclaim as a major psychological writer.
Conrad was born on 12/3/1857, in a part of Russia that had once belonged to Poland. His parents were members of the landed gentry, but as ardent Polish patriots they suffered considerably for their political views. Orphaned at 11, Conrad attended school in Cracow but concluded that there was no future for him in occupied Poland, and at 16 he left forever. The sea was Conrad's love and career for the next 20 years; in the British merchant navy, he rose finally to captain, sailing to Australia and Borneo and surviving at least one shipwreck. In 1890 he became captain of a Congo River steamer, but this led only to disillusionment and ill health and this would become the basis for Conrad's masterpiece, Heart of Darkness. Reluctantly leaving the merchant service, he settled in England and completed his first novel, Almayer's Folly, already begun at sea. His subsequent works, many of which drew upon his sea experiences, include The Nigger of the "Narcissus" (1897), Lord Jim (1900), Nostromo (1904), The Secret Agent (1907), The Secret Sharer (1910), and Chance (1913). The man who was 21 before he spoke a word of English is now regarded as one of the superb English stylists of all time. Conrad died at his desk in 1924.
在初读《黑暗之心》,我不会关注康拉德对非洲的凝视,或者一种因为孤独和疾病而堕落的心灵的呈现。写在人物分析前,我们要厘清的是:故事的要义即在嘲弄欧洲人在非洲的文明使命吗?也许是的,他可以是政治化的,也可以是历史化的,云云,但是我尽量在第一次阅读的过程中剔除这...
评分在大多数英雄故事中,主角需要勇气和坚韧去赢得胜利,但主要是针对外部环境对他们造成的挑战做出回应。西方古典文学遵循这一传统,行为主宰情节,在时间递进中,一步步丰满三一律所需,完善因果链条上的动机与结局,试图让一切清楚无误。现代小说与古典小说的分野,令时间之线...
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非洲心脏,荒原(wildness),散发着致命的诱惑,欲望,堕落,朝圣者们(pilgrims)越接近荒原,越有一种想要逃离的恐怖(horror)
评分非洲心脏,荒原(wildness),散发着致命的诱惑,欲望,堕落,朝圣者们(pilgrims)越接近荒原,越有一种想要逃离的恐怖(horror)
评分非洲心脏,荒原(wildness),散发着致命的诱惑,欲望,堕落,朝圣者们(pilgrims)越接近荒原,越有一种想要逃离的恐怖(horror)
评分非洲心脏,荒原(wildness),散发着致命的诱惑,欲望,堕落,朝圣者们(pilgrims)越接近荒原,越有一种想要逃离的恐怖(horror)
评分非洲心脏,荒原(wildness),散发着致命的诱惑,欲望,堕落,朝圣者们(pilgrims)越接近荒原,越有一种想要逃离的恐怖(horror)
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