In the following essay, Wilson investigates elements of homophobia and homoeroticism in Heart of Darkness.

In the following essay, Devlin analyzes the textual symptoms found in Heart of Darkness and asserts that the novella was written with a colonial bias.

In the following essay, Bode asserts that “a close focus on the females in Heart of Darkness suggests that the extent and nature of their power are formidable.”

In the following essay, Levenson traces the development of Heart of Darkness, maintaining that “it is clear that Conrad markedly altered his conception” of the story as he was writing it.

In the following essay, Watts traces the critical reaction to Heart of Darkness and places the novella within the nineteenth-century literary tradition.

In the following essay, Brown maintains that the darkness in Heart of Darkness produces a larger “cultural psychosis.”

In the following essay, Firchow discusses Conrad's vision of Africa as found in Heart of Darkness.

In the following essay, Miller views Heart of Darkness as a parabolic and apocalyptic text.

In the following essay, Hampson investigates the role of racism in Heart of Darkness.

In the following essay, Ogede argues that Conrad's representation of African women in Heart of Darkness perpetuates standard European myths about Africa.

In the following essay, Trench-Bonett counters the charge that Conrad is a racist by examining the way the author utilizes names and silence in Heart of Darkness.

In the following essay, Kaplan explores Conrad's treatment of race, gender, and colonialism in Heart of Darkness.

In the following essay, Mongia considers the charges of racism against Conrad and Heart of Darkness.

In the following excerpt from an essay originally published in 1977, Achebe argues that in Heart of Darkness Conrad characterizes Africans in a way that dehumanizes them and sets up a contrast between civilized England and uncivilized Africa.