Faulkner's questioning narratives
Subtitle: fiction of his major phase, 1929-42
By: David Minter.
Publisher: University of Illinois
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 166
Subjects: Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 -- Political and social views.; Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 -- Technique.; Political fiction, American -- History and criticism.; Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- 20th century.; Social problems in literature.; Fiction -- Technique.; Southern States -- In literature.
Description: "Focusing on the core novels, including The Sound and the Fury, Absalom, Absalom!, Sanctuary, Light in August, and Go Down, Moses, David Minter illuminates the intriguing workings of William Faulkner's mature fiction: the tensions at play within the fiction and the creativity not only exhibited by the author but also extended to his characters and required of his readers."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-161) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. The Force of Faulkner's Fiction: An Introduction 1; title: 2. "Carcassonne," "Wash," and the Voices of Faulkner's Fiction 14; title: 3. Faulkner, Childhood, and the Making of The Sound and the Fury: Love, Death, and the Novel 39; title: 4. "Truths More Intense Than Knowledge": Notes on Faulkner and Creativity 55; title: 5. Family, Region, and Myth in Faulkner's Fiction 71; title: 6. A Brief-Encounter with the Stories and Tensions That Define Light in August 86; title: 7. "Monk" as a Guide to One Aspect of the Enduring Force of Absalom, Absalom! 96; title: 8. "Shapes of Ceremonial Mortality": An Encounter with the Aggressive Violence of Sanctuary 103; title: 9. The Strange Double-Edged Gift of Faulkner's Fiction 113; title: 10. Faulkner's Imagination and the Logic of Reiteration: The Case of "The Old People" 129; title: In Lieu of Conclusion: The Voices of Faulkner's Fiction- Evocation, Celebration, and Revision 144; title: Selected Bibliography 153; title: Index 163.