Conrad Writes Back

• 영문명: Conrad Writes Back
• 발행기관: 한국영어교육연구학회
• 저자명: Suk-jin Kang Kwang-su Chang
• 간행물 정보: 『영어교육연구』제36호, 83~100쪽, 전체 18쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2008.05.30

영문 초록

Conrad's unfinalised texts such as 'Heart of Darkness,' Nostromo, and Under Western Eyes encourage a dialogue with many critics and writers. It is not surprising that Ngugi, Naipaul, and Achebe are engaged in dialogues with 'Heart of Darkness' in different ways, for it is a text which does not govern a reader. Whilst Naipaul reinforces the insecurity of Conrad's text, Ngugi and Achebe attempt to secure their own nationalist identities. It seems that Ngugi and Achebe feel the necessity of meta-narrations, or the great legitimizing narratives of emancipation, to correct the distorted views of Africa or to build an utopian society. Relying on the authority of an omniscient narrator may be an effective way of demonstrating the presence of a historical experience of resistance against empire. However, it should not be ignored that the presence of one dominant voice which overthrows the centralized master narratives of European culture might produce another authoritarianism. Perhaps this may be a lesson we could draw from Conrad's polyphonic texts.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Conrad & NaipauI

III. Conrad & Achebe

IV. Conclusion

Works Cited

키워드

Joseph Conrad