Faulkner and the politics of reading
By: Karl F. Zender.
Series: Southern literary studies
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 179
Subjects: Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 -- Political and social views.; Politics and literature -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.; Literature and society -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.; Social problems in literature.; Politics in literature.; Southern States -- In literature.
Description: "With this study Karl F. Zender offers fresh readings of individual novels, themes, and motifs while also assessing the impact of recent politicized interpretations on our understanding of Faulkner's achievement. Sympathetically acknowledging the need to decenter the canon, Zender's searching interrogation of current theory clears a breathing space for Faulkner and his readers between the fustier remnants of New Criticism and the excesses of post-structuralism."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-170) and index.