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  • 1. The Modern Age Joseph Conrad Raffaele Nardella http://mybanyantree.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/alvinlangdoncoburnh372.jpg

  • 2. Joseph Conrad - Life  “Homo Duplex”  Nationality  Careers  Theme of Double  Born in Poland (1857)  Patriotic family  Exile in Russia  Marseilles in 1874 on French ships  1878 on English ship to Far East  1886 Master Mariner + British Subject  1890 Africa -> Congo Diary  Sickness -> no more sea -> writing  1924 death Raffaele Nardella http://sailing-ships.oktett.net/joseph-conrad.gif

  • 3. Joseph Conrad - Works  The Nigger of the Narcissus - 1897  Youth – 1898  Lord Jim - 1900  Heart of Darkness – 1902  Nostromo – 1904  The Secret Agent – 1907  Under Western Eyes – 1911  The Shadow Line - 1917  The Rescue – 1920  The Rover - 1923 Raffaele Nardella http://www.operaprojects.org/images/joseph_Conrad.jpg

  • 4. Conrad – Task Setting Style Writer’s Task  No Amusing - No Teaching  Recording the complexity of life  Exploring the meaning of human condition Setting  Sea and Exotic latitudes (River/Jungle) -> Adve
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    Joseph Conrad

  • 1. Prolific Polish writer

  • 2. • Born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski on December 03, 1857 in Berdichev (formerly Poland), Ukraine • Parents: Apollo Korzeniowski and Ewa (nee Bobrowska) • Conrad‟s early childhood is described as being rather harsh • When he was only three, his father was imprisoned in Warsaw for his supposed revolutionary political affiliations (Knowles 4-5)

  • 3. • at the tender age of eight, Conrad experienced the loss of his mother to tuberculosis • his father passed away when Conrad was only twelve, also a victim of tuberculosis (Joseph Conrad) • his father was a language translator; Conrad was exposed to literature from several nations while his guardian was still alive, including English, the literature of exploration, French, Spanish, and American

  • 4. • at the age of twelve, Conrad was placed under the care of his maternal uncle, Tadeusz Bobrowski, who introduced a new approach to life to the young boy • Instead of the revolutionary beliefs that Conrad was accustomed to from his father, he was instead implanted with ideas of conservat
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    Ancient Shadows: Journey into Darkness

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    Experience the haunting narrative of Marlow as he delves into the heart of darkness during Roman times, confronting savagery and the unknown. Follow his expedition up the Thames River, facing eerie landscapes and existential turmoil.

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    Ancient Shadows: Journey into Darkness

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    1. Joseph Conrad1857-1924

    2. Heart of Darkness, Part I • As

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