Faulkner's literary children
Subtitle: patterns of development
By: David L. Vanderwerken.
Series: Modern American literature,; v. 8; Modern American literature (New York, N.Y.) ;; v. 8.
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
Subjects: Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 -- Characters -- Children.; Psychological fiction, American -- History and criticism.; Maturation (Psychology) in literature.; Parent and child in literature.; Children in literature.; Bildungsromans -- History and criticism.; Southern States -- In literature.
Description: One of William Faulkner's myriad artistic strengths was his ability to create memorable child characters. Faulkner's Literary Children focuses on the development, or misdevelopment, of Joe Christmas, Quentin Compson, Thomas Sutpen, and Isaac McCaslin in childhood and adolescence.

This book draws upon the Bildungsroman tradition and twentieth-century theories of human development in an attempt to better understand Faulkner's "dysfunctional" children in his major earlier novels as well as his creation of two "normal" youngsters, Chick Mallison and Lucius Priest, late in his career.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-131) and index.