{"title":"Silence and Speaking in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness","authors":"John G. Peters","doi":"10.1353/mfs.2023.a899925","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:Much has been written on Joseph Conrad’s use of his character Marlow to narrate Heart of Darkness. These commentaries have made valuable contributions to the study of the novella, but this essay investigates what happens when Marlow does not narrate—when he is instead silent. In Marlow’s silences, in the gaps between what is said and what is unsaid, meaning can be found. In short, in the absence of narration important moments of narration can occur, the reader discovers truths that cannot be found within the narrator’s narrative itself.","PeriodicalId":45576,"journal":{"name":"MFS-Modern Fiction Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5000,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"MFS-Modern Fiction Studies","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1353/mfs.2023.a899925","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"LITERATURE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract:Much has been written on Joseph Conrad’s use of his character Marlow to narrate Heart of Darkness. These commentaries have made valuable contributions to the study of the novella, but this essay investigates what happens when Marlow does not narrate—when he is instead silent. In Marlow’s silences, in the gaps between what is said and what is unsaid, meaning can be found. In short, in the absence of narration important moments of narration can occur, the reader discovers truths that cannot be found within the narrator’s narrative itself.
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Modern Fiction Studies publishes engaging articles on prominent works of modern and contemporary fiction. Emphasizing historical, theoretical, and interdisciplinary approaches, the journal encourages a dialogue between fiction and theory, publishing work that offers new theoretical insights, clarity of style, and completeness of argument. Modern Fiction Studies alternates general issues dealing with a wide range of texts with special issues focused on single topics or individual writers.
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