Fear and Blindness are the Keywords of colonial Romanesque Discourse. Starting from the archetypical scene of Odyssey IX (the Struggle between Odysseus and the Cyclop and the Curse of failed Hospitality), the essay inquires into two masterworks of XIX Century Novel: Benito Cereno (1856) by Herman Melville, and Heart of Darkness (1899), by Joseph Conrad.

L'altro, l'alterità e l'incubo occidentale: Melville e Conrad

Attilio Scuderi
2021-01-01

Abstract

Fear and Blindness are the Keywords of colonial Romanesque Discourse. Starting from the archetypical scene of Odyssey IX (the Struggle between Odysseus and the Cyclop and the Curse of failed Hospitality), the essay inquires into two masterworks of XIX Century Novel: Benito Cereno (1856) by Herman Melville, and Heart of Darkness (1899), by Joseph Conrad.
2021
9788849871357
Colonialism; XIX Century Novel; Melville; Conrad; Bourgeosie.
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