Becoming Faulkner - The Art and Life of William Faulkner

Zusatztext In an earlier study, Weinstein offered the lapidary observation that Faulker 'was hurt into greatness.' Becoming Faulkner elaborates powerfully, and often brilliantly, on that claim...Along the way we are treated to breathtaking flashes of insight. Informationen zum Autor Philip Weinstein is Alexander Griswold Cummins Professor of English at Swarthmore College. Klappentext An imaginative biography that identifies Faulkner's frequent hardships as central forces in his creative process, Becoming Faulkner provides a fresh perspective on one of America's greatest novelists. Zusammenfassung An imaginative biography that identifies Faulkner's frequent hardships as central forces in his creative process, Becoming Faulkner provides a fresh perspective on one of America's greatest novelists. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations Prologue: "Cant Matter" Chapter One: Crisis and Childhood Chapter Two: Untimely Chapter Three: Dark Twins Chapter Four: In Search of Sanctuary Chapter Five: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Epilogue: "Must Matter" Notes Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Philip Weinstein, Weinstein Philip
• Editore: Oxford University Press Trade
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 16.04.2012
• EAN: 9780199898350
• ISBN: 978-0-19-989835-0
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, 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