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'Heart of Darkness' and late-Victorian fascination with the primitive and the double. (novel by Joseph Conrad)
From: Twentieth Century Literature
Date: 19930322
Author:Elbarbary, Samir
The Victorian fascination with the primitive in the human psyche as well as the interconnectedness of genius and insanity is reflected in Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness.' The phenomenon of dual consciousness was the theme of books such as Robert Lewis Stevenson's 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' and Bram Stoker's 'Dracula.' As a reflection of this theme, 'Heart of Darkness' presents Kurtz as a genius with a noble personality and purpose while simultaneously exhibiting insanity and monstrosity.
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