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Beyond the Dialectic: Conrad, Levinas, and the Scene of Recognition
- MFS Modern Fiction Studies
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 54, Number 1, Spring 2008
- pp. 140-159
- 10.1353/mfs.2008.0018
- Article
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Abstract
"Beyond the Dialectic: Conrad, Levinas, and the Scene of Recognition" reads Conrad's Heart of Darkness through the ethical philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas. Focusing on two key scenes—Marlow's meetings with Kurtz and the Intended—the essay uses Levinas's work to highlight Conrad's attempts to move beyond the violence inherent in the Hegelian philosophical tradition, to a position of respect and responsibility for the other.
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