One of America's greatest writers, William Faulkner wrote fiction
that combined spellbinding Southern storytelling with modernist
formal experimentation to shape an enduring body of work. In his
fictional Yoknapatawpha County--based on the region around his
hometown of Oxford, Mississippi--he created an entire world peopled
with unforgettable characters linked into an intricate historical
and social web. An introduction to the Nobel-Prize-winning author's
life and work, this book devotes opening chapters to his biography
and literary heritage and subsequent chapters to each of his major
works. The analytical chapters start with his most accessible book,
The Unvanquished, a Civil-War-era account of a boy's coming of age.
The following chapters orient readers to elements of plot,
character, and theme in Faulkner's masterpieces: The Sound and the
Fury, As I Lay Dying, Light in August, and Absalom, Absalom! Also
analyzed and discussed are some of Faulkner's most often
anthologized short stories, including "A Rose For Emily" and "Barn
Burning," and the longer stories "The Bear," "Spotted Horses," and
"The Old Man" that were incorporated in the novels Go Down, Moses,
The Hamlet, and If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem. Clear, insightful
analyses of the elements of Faulkner's fiction are supplemented
with alternative readings from a variety of critical approaches
including gender, rhetorical, performance, and cultural studies
perspectives.
- The Unvanquished
- The Sound and the Fury
- As I Lay Dying
- Light in August
- Absalom, Absalom!
- Selected short stories
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