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The Elements of Quest Myth in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness
Gordana Antolović (2010)
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature
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Antolović, G. (2010). The Elements of Quest Myth in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (Undergraduate thesis). Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:910951

Antolović, Gordana. "The Elements of Quest Myth in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2010. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:910951

Antolović, Gordana. "The Elements of Quest Myth in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2010. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:910951

Antolović, G. (2010). 'The Elements of Quest Myth in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness', Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 19 September 2019, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:910951

Antolović G. The Elements of Quest Myth in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness [Undergraduate thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2010 [cited 2019 September 19] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:910951

G. Antolović, "The Elements of Quest Myth in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness", Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2010. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:910951

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TitleThe Elements of Quest Myth in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness
Title (croatian)Elementi mitske potrage u Joseph Conradovom Srcu tame
AuthorGordana Antolović
MentorBorislav Berić (mentor)
GranterJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Osijek
Defense date and country2010-10-01, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
In this paper the analysis is made to trace the stages of quest myth defined by Joseph Campbell. Originally there are seventeen stages, while in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness are found eleven of these stages. They are the following: the call to adventure, supernatural aid, the crossing of the first threshold, the belly of the whale, the meeting of the goddess, the ultimate boon, refusal of return, magic flight, the crossing of the return threshold, master of the two worlds and freedom to live. The absence of a very important stage of apotheosis is also analyzed. The main idea of this paper is that there are two quests within each other. One is of Marlow who is narrator-protagonist in this novella. The other quest is Kurtz’s, the dark character whose quest is reflected through Marlow’s story. These two quests highlight and condition each other. The analysis of the elements of quest myth apparent in one or the other quest shows that the two quests in the end merge to create a universal wisdom. The aim of a quest is to obtain treasure, knowledge, or insight that helps the hero to overcome the usual difficulties of life. In Heart of Darkness the treasure gained through the quest is an insight Marlow gets through experiencing his own adventure while at the same time witnessing the Kurtz’s quest. This knowledge Marlow comes out with earns him the freedom to live an enriched life and to accept all aspects of human existence.
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:142:910951
Study programmeTitle: Engleski jezik i književnost (dvopredmetni)
Study programme type: sveučilišni
Study level: preddiplomski
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Study programmeTitle: Hrvatski jezik i književnost (dvopredmetni)
Study programme type: sveučilišni
Study level: preddiplomski
Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) hrvatskog jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) hrvatskog jezika i književnosti)
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