| William Faulkner: First Encounters Revised Edition Contributor(s): Brooks, Cleanth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300033990 ISBN-13: 9780300033991 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $33.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1985 Annotation: An authoritative introduction to Faulkner's most important novels and short stories, written for the general reader by 'the best critic of our best novelist.' |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 813.009 |
| LCCN: 83003634 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.42" W x 8.3" (0.66 lbs) 242 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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'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's world--the fictional Yoknapatawpha County that provides a unique setting for Faulkner's tragicomic vision. |