Companion to William Faulkner

Arguably the greatest novelist yet to emerge from the United States, William Faulkner received the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Pulitzer Prize, among other awards, for his narrative reconstructions of life in the US South. Since his death in 1962, scholarly interpretations of Faulkner's work have flourished. This comprehensive Companion reflects the current dynamic state of Faulkner studies. Written by leading scholars, the text is designed to guide readers through the plethora of critical approaches to Faulkner. The volume is divided into five sections focusing on: studies of the contexts of Faulkner's work; key questions addressed in Faulkner criticism; the genres and forms Faulkner encountered and altered; sample readings of particular works; and responses to Faulkner's writing by publishers, film-makers, writers and others. Each contribution both exemplifies current Faulkner scholarship and critically reflects on previous interpretations.

About the author

Richard C. Moreland is Professor and former Chair of English at Louisiana State University. His previous publications include Faulkner and Modernism: Rereading and Rewriting (1990) and Learning from Difference: Teaching Morrison, Twain, Ellison, and Eliot (1999).

Summary

This comprehensive Companion to William Faulkner reflects the current dynamic state of Faulkner studies. * Explores the contexts, criticism, genres and interpretations of Nobel Prize-winning writer William Faulkner, arguably the greatest American novelist. * Comprises original essays written by leading scholars.

Product details

• Assisted by: Richard C. Moreland (Editor), Moreland Richard C. (Editor), Richard C Moreland (Editor), Richard C. (Louisiana State University Moreland (Editor)
• Authors: Richard C. Moreland, RC Moreland, Richard C. (Louisiana State University Moreland
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 14.08.2015
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies
• EAN: 9781119045403
• ISBN: 978-1-119-04540-3
• Pages: 560
• Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture; Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture; BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO LITERA
• Subjects: USA, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, american novel, American Short Story, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form, Absalom, southern literature, Gothic Literature, sound and the fury, as i lay dying, 20th century American literature, American Literary History, American literary criticism, twentieth century American literature, Faulkner and class, Faulkner and film, Faulkner and family, Absalom!, Faulkner Studies, Faulkner scholarship, Faulkner criticism