Heart of Darkness: A-level set text student edition (Collins Classroom Classics) - Softcover

Conrad, Joseph; Collins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0008465428 ISBN 13: 9780008465421

Publisher: Collins, 2021

Synopsis

Exam board: Edexcel

Level & Subject: AS and A Level English Literature

First teaching: September 2015

Next exams: 2026

This edition of Heart of Darkness provides depth and context for A Level students, with the complete novel in an easy to read format, and a detailed introduction and bespoke glossary written by an experienced A Level teacher with academic expertise in the area.

· Affordable high quality complete text of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness

· Perfectly pitched introductions provide the depth and demand required by AS and A Level English

· Explore the contemporary context, Conrad’s writing, the novel’s critical reception and subsequent interpretations for a deeper reading of the text

· Expand your further reading with a list of key articles and critical and theoretical texts

· Improve your understanding of the novel with unfamiliar concepts and culturally-specific terms defined in the glossary

About this title

About the Author

Polish-born Joseph Conrad is regarded as a highly influential author, and his works are seen as a precursor to modernist literature. His often tragic insight into the human condition in novels such as Heart of Darkness and The Secret Agent is unrivalled by his contemporaries.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0008465428
• ISBN 13: 9780008465421
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160