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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521855462

ISBN-139780521855464

eBay Product ID (ePID)61656377

Product Key Features

Number of Pages124 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameCambridge Introduction to William Faulkner

SubjectAmerican / General

Publication Year2008

TypeTextbook

AuthorTheresa M. Towner

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism

SeriesCambridge Introductions to Literature Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight11.6 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2008-275069

Reviews'â€¦ this balanced introduction will, one trusts, encourage many to read his works.' Contemporary Review, '... this balanced introduction will, one trusts, encourage many to read his works.' Contemporary Review

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal813.52

SynopsisNobel laureate William Faulkner is one of the most distinctive voices in American literature. Known for his opaque prose style and his evocative depictions of life in the American South, he is recognised as one of the most important authors of the twentieth century. This introductory book provides students and readers of Faulkner with a clear overview of the life and work of one of America's most prolific writers of fiction. His nineteen novels, including The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, Go Down, Moses and Absalom, Absalom are discussed in detail, as are his major short stories and nonfiction. Focused on the works themselves, but also providing useful information about their critical reception, this introduction is an accessible guide to Faulkner's challenging and complex oeuvre., This introductory book provides students and readers of Faulkner with a clear overview of the life and work of one of America's most prolific writers of fiction. His nineteen novels, including The Sound and the Fury and Absalom, Absalom! are discussed in detail, as are his short stories and nonfiction., Nobel laureate William Faulkner is one of the most distinctive voices in American literature. Known for his opaque prose style and his evocative depictions of life in the American South, he is recognised as one of the most important authors of the twentieth century. This introductory book provides students and readers of Faulkner with a clear overview of the life and work of one of America?'s most prolific writers of fiction. His nineteen novels, including The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, Go Down, Moses and Absalom, Absalom! are discussed in detail, as are his major short stories and nonfiction. Focused on the works themselves, but also providing useful information about their critical reception, this introduction is an accessible guide to Faulkner's challenging and complex oeuvre., Nobel laureate William Faulkner is one of the most distinctive voices in American literature. Known for his opaque prose style and his evocative depictions of life in the American South, he is recognised as one of the most important authors of the twentieth century. This introductory book provides students and readers of Faulkner with a clear overview of the life and work of one of America's most prolific writers of fiction. His nineteen novels, including The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, Go Down, Moses and Absalom, Absalom! are discussed in detail, as are his major short stories and nonfiction. Focused on the works themselves, but also providing useful information about their critical reception, this introduction is an accessible guide to Faulkner's challenging and complex oeuvre.

LC Classification NumberPS3511