Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (1899) | Book Review and Analysis

A reflection on Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (1899).

My thoughts on Nostromo:

Contents:
00:56 – Why Conrad is important to me
01:36 – Why “reflection”
02:08 – Heart of Darkness in context
02:57 – Quick summary
03:43 – The Marlow-Kurtz relationship
04:31 – The T. S. Eliot connection
04:56 – The novella as a genre
07:25 – Publication context: the triptych
08:30 – A memorable episode
11:09 – Ambiguity and race in Heart of Darkness
13:31 – Film adaptations
15:58 – Other notable works by Conrad
17:35 – The text as jungle

[timlabell]

I am watching your first video. Merry Christmas, Jorge 🇺🇸🥳

[marcdellorusso]

This was a really insightful and in depth review into this book. Would you say there’s any parallels between Lord of the Flies and Heart of Darkness? I was thinking about reading them together, because they have similar themes. Or would you recommend reading Nostromo after Heart if Darkness instead? Thanks for the review.

[chenannabel]

Thanks for sharing and posting the vid. 💛💯👍

[souhakechy]

Just want to say thank you it was really beneficial

[alexismarquez]

CORRECTION: IT'S 1990 IT'S A NEW EDITION. NOT 1989. I'M SURE IT'S 1990. I READ THIS BOOK BACK IN HIGHSCHOOL.