William Faulkner: First Encounters
by By Brooks, Cleanth
Category: Literary Criticism , American , General

In this clear-sighted and enjoyable book, Cleanth Brooks, acknowledged to be "the best critic of our best novelist," introduces the general reader to Faulkner&#39;s most important novels and stories: The Sound and the Fury; As I lay Dying; The Hamlet; Go Down, Moses; Light in August; and Absalom, Absalom!  Brooks focuses on theme, character, and plot as well as on Faulkner&#39;s world—the fictional Yoknapatawpha County that provides a unique setting for Faulkner&#39;s tragicomic vision.