Published during the crisis in the Congo that arose in the aftermath of Belgium’s colonial atrocities, Conrad’s Heart of Darkness has remained an indisputable literary classic. This critical edition contains supplementary texts detailing the literary theory and practice of Conrad’s new “psychological” writing as well as newspaper accounts, journal entries, and reviews necessary for understanding the debate over imperialism that Conrad took as his subject matter.
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In a way the first “modern” poet of the 19th century, Hopkins was the author of an highly original body of work which not published until 1918, twenty-nine years after his death. In passionate, energetic, and dramatic language, Hopkins exploited the possibilities of the English langauge in ways that few other writers have attempted. This critical edition includes a comprehensive introduction, notes, selected criticism and letters.
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The greatest literary figure of the Victorian period, Hardy came to poetry late in life, after a distinguished career as a novelist. In a broad variety of forms, he spoke in a voice of plainspoken and ironic melancholy which has left permanent influence on English literature. This critical edition includes a selection of letters, reviews, essays, and interviews as well as a detailed chronology of Hardy’s life and times.
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