Conrad’s Language Circles and His Impressionistic Techniques
Conrad’s Language Circles and His Impressionistic Techniques

Author(s): Joanna Kurowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Summary/Abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between Joseph Conrad’s Polish and Englishcultural backgrounds and his use of impressionistic techniques in his two“double-narration” works—the short story “Prince Roman” and the novel Heart ofDarkness; the first influenced by Conrad’s first-hand knowledge of Polish history andselected Polish literary works; the second being in part Conrad’s reaction to contemporarydiscourse regarding Africa and the Africans. The paper also addresses theissue of moral values in the context of impressionism.

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