Cambridge Companion to William Faulkner

Klappentext This collection brings together ten major Faulkner scholars to examine the whole of Faulkner's oeuvre, and to bring into focus the broader cultural contexts that lent their resonance to his work. Both affordable and comprehensive, it will be particularly useful for the student seeking a critical introduction to Faulkner but will also serve the dedicated scholar interested in recent trends in Faulkner studies. Zusammenfassung This collection of essays by ten major scholars explores Faulkner's widespread cultural import. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Philip M. Weinstein; Part I. The Texts in the World: 1. Faulkner and modernism Richard Moreland; 2. Faulkner and postmodernism Patrick O'Donnell; 3. Faulkner and the culture industry John T. Matthews; 4. Faulkner from a European perspective André Bleikasten; 5. Looking for a master plan: Faulkner, Paredes, and the colonial and postcolonial subject Ramón Saldívar; Part II. The World in the Texts: 6. Racial awareness and arrested development: The Sound and the Fury and The Great Migration (1915-1928) Cheryl Lester; 7. Race in Light in August: word symbols and obverse reflections Judith Bryant Wittenberg; 8. Absalom, Absalom!: (Un)making the father Carolyn Porter; Conclusion: the stakes of reading Faulkner: discerning reading Warwick Wadlington; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Philip M. Weinstein, Philip M. (Swarthmore College Weinstein, Phillip Weinstein
• Con la collaborazione di: Philip M. Weinstein (Editore), Philip M. (Swarthmore College Weinstein (Editore), Weinstein Philip M. (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.01.1995
• EAN: 9780521421676
• ISBN: 978-0-521-42167-6
• Pagine: 264
• Serie: Cambridge Companions to Litera; Cambridge Companions to Literature
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; USA, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, American English, 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