1、前言《黑暗的心》是英国作家约瑟夫·康拉德的重要作品之一,自从1902年首次发表以来,读者和批评家就对它好评如潮,并把它称之为本世纪以来最深刻的一部中篇小说。康拉德在写作过程中一直致力于小说的革新与探索,这部作品就是融合了传统与现代的产物。从内容上看,它讲述了一个十九世纪以来欧洲文学中非常流行的欧洲人在非洲丛林的历险故事,但和一般历险故事不同的是它弱化了情节,突出了叙述者的心 1. Foreword “The Heart of Darkness” is one of the most important works of British writer Joseph Conrad. Since it was first published in 1902, readers and critics have acclaimed it as the most popular of this century. A profound novella. Conrad in the writing process has been committed to novel innovation and exploration, the work is a fusion of traditional and modern products. Contently speaking, it tells the story of an adventurous European jungle in the European literature from the 19th century onwards, but differs from the general adventures in that it weakens the plot and highlights the narrator’s heart