出刊年月/Date of Publishing

2000.12

所屬卷期/Vol. & No.   第30卷第4期 Vol. 30, No. 4

類型/Type                 研究論文 Research Article

篇名/Title
“An Air of Plotting”: Conspiracy and Imperialism in Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”
「算計的氣氛」：〈黑暗之心〉裏的陰謀與帝國主義

作者/Author
鄧鴻樹 Hong-Shu Teng

頁碼/Pagination
pp. 47-123

摘要
本論文將探討〈黑暗之心〉裏的陰謀與帝國主義之關連。本文認為，經理對克爾茲的陰謀呈現了十九世紀帝國主義者的陰謀野心。另外，馬羅眼中的「帝國主義」是詭譎多變的歷史事件。

本文將以兩個重要的歷史背景討論〈黑暗之心〉裏的陰謀主題：1887年的「艾明拯救探險」；以及哈伯遜的《帝國主義研究》。〈黑暗之心〉中經理的陰謀實際上蘊藏與「艾明拯救探險」相同的陰謀—瓜分土地。本文將探討該陰謀所代表的新帝國主義時代，並以〈黑暗之心〉為例，闡釋「帝國主義」在十九世紀歐洲列強競爭下之多元性。

Abstract
This paper will argue that the manager’s conspiracy against Kurtz manifests the same strategy as that employed by real-life colonial explorers in the 1890s. It also argues that Marlow tries to grasp the significance of “imperialism” as a historical process when he tells the story of Kurtz.

This paper will contextualize the conspiracy theme by discussing two historical contexts: the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, and J. A. Hobson’s Imperialism: A Study. It will show that the manager’s journey marks similar efforts in territorial annexation to those that characterized the Expedition. Secondly, this paper will tackle “imperialism” as a contingent historical process. It will discuss Marlow’s evaluation of Kurtz in the context of the late 1890s when “imperialism” meant different things to different European countries.

關鍵字/Key Word
康拉德、陰謀、帝國主義
Joseph Conrad, conspiracy, imperialism

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