Heart of darkness [videorecording] : Joseph Conrad / Bride Media International ; executive producer/director, James H. Bride ; line producer, Sean Baker ; script writers, Rick Russell, Sean Baker.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
Copyright Date:
2003
Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 30 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Host, James H. Bride ; presenters, Bruce Harkness, Frederick R. Karl, Jerome Meckier, Dwight Purdy ; voice-over, Burnham Carter. Originally released as a videocassette in 1998.
Summary:
Four noted Conrad scholars examine the author's life within the context of his times: the pervasive influence of his Polish background, the impact of the sense of isolation he experienced as a merchant marine, and the nightmarish conditions in King Leopold's Belgian Congo. Historic photos and maps help set the tale in the context of time and place. Discusses the importance of literary techniques, themes, ideas, structural analysis, and critical views.
Series:
Bride digital classics
OCLC:
(OCoLC)53158784
Locations:
UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.