1st Edition
An Analysis of Chinua Achebe's An Image of Africa Racism in Conrad's Heart of Darkness
Ways In to the Text
Who was Chinua Achebe?
What does An Image of Africa Say?
Why does An Image of Africa Matter?
Section 1: Influences
Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context
Module 2: Academic Context
Module 3: The Problem
Module 4: The Author's Contribution
Section 2: Ideas
Module 5: Main Ideas
Module 6: Secondary Ideas
Module 7: Achievement
Module 8: Place in the Author's Work
Section 3: Impact
Module 9: The First Responses
Module 10: The Evolving Debate
Module 11: Impact and Influence Today
Module 12: Where Next?
Glossary of Terms
People Mentioned in the Text
Works Cited
Biography
Dr Clare Clarke holds a PhD in English Literature from Queen's University Belfast, specialising in Victorian Literature. She currently teaches Nineteenth-Century Literature at Trinity College Dublin.
