William Faulkner
Subtitle: the making of a modernist
By: Daniel J. Singal.
Series: The Fred W. Morrison series in Southern studies
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
Subjects: Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 -- Criticism and interpretation; Modernism (Literature) -- Southern States
Description: Through detailed analyses of individual texts, from the earliest poetry through Go Down, Moses, Singal traces Faulkner's attempt to liberate himself from the powerful and repressive Victorian culture in which he was raised by embracing the Modernist culture of the artistic avant-garde.

Most important, it shows how Faulkner accommodated the conflicting demands of these two cultures by creating a set of dual identities - one, that of a Modernist author writing on the most daring and subversive issues of his day, and the other, that of a southern country gentleman loyal to the conservative mores of his community. It is in the clash between these two selves, Singal argues, that one finds the key to making sense of Faulkner.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-347) and index.