Symbolism in Joseh Conrad开题报告

 2022-07-15 14:22:38

1. 研究目的与意义

joseph conrad#8217;s 'heart of darkness' is a novel rich in symbolism.

he disclosed and criticized the evil of colonist and colonial expansion by using symbolic way. while the symbolism is one of the most important technique in western and chinese literature from 18th to 20th century. the meanning and importance of the symbolism is worth us researching on it.

the following is a discussion of some of the symbols found in this masterpiece of modern literature.

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2. 研究内容和预期目标

The rich symbolic implications in the novel make the plot too complicated to undersatand the infer meaning hidden below the content for readers. What''''s more，thespiritual change of the main character and narrator may puzzled the readers a lot because they cannot get the meaning of all the implications and the historical background it represents. This essay refers to study on the multi-meaning of several important symbolic implication shown in the novel and find some new thing through the study process.#8221;First，The definition of symbolism and symbolic applications should be introduced in essay. Then the most important and contrast application -#8220;dark and light#8221; will play a role in the essay.Finally，showing the study on other symbolic applications such as fog，river，and so on.

3. 国内外研究现状

A novella,Heart of Darkness is Joseph Conrad''''s most famous work and a foundational text on the subjrct of colonialism. Heart of Darkness is based in part of trip that Conrad took through modern-day Congo during his years as a sailor.So far, scholars at home and broad had pay so much attention to the novel.From what I knew, At home, The study of the heart of darkness gets more attention. But the translation and infer researching such as the theme take most part of the whole. As I knew, the translators of the two most popularversions are Hunanping and Huangshiyu.In foreign countries, the research on this work is tend to be mature, the foreign scholars have got more theories such as impressionism and symbolism in this novel. Watt Ian, Dennis, and other famous scholars had published so many journal articles on duplicity, humanity and other literally aspects about the study of Heart of Darkness and Conrad''''s other works.

4. 计划与进度安排

1. introducation

1.1general introduction to conrad and his work1.1.1about joseph conrad1.1.2about heart of darkness1.2 functions of symbolism shown in the novel

2. symbol revolving around the #8220;darkness#8221; and #8220;light#8221;

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5. 参考文献

[1] Bradley, Candice. Africa and Africans in Conrad#8217;s Heart of Darkness[M]. London: Penguin Books Ltd, 2000.[2] Brown, Dennis. The Modernist Self in Twentieth-Century English Literature[M]. New York: St. Martin#8217;s Press, 1989.

[3] Edgerly, Peter. Envisioning Africa: Racism and Imperialism in Conrad''''''''s Heart of Darkness[M]. Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 2008.[4] Hampson, Robert. Betrayed and Identity[M]. Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 2007.[5] Watt, Ian. Impressionism and Symbolism in Heart of Darkness: A Commendation [M]. London: Macmillan, 1996.

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