Elisabeth Muhlenfeld

William Faulkner's 'Absalom, Absalom!

A Critical Casebook

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1984. William Faulkner is the most studied American author of our time. This volume presents a collection of some of the best critical essays on William Faulkner's ninth novel Absalom, Absalom!. Numerous approaches are represented; among them are theme studies, close readings, psychological studies, source studies, structural studies, and analyses of style and narrative technique.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781138505193
• ISBN-10: 1138505196
• Artikelnr.: 57051580

Autorenporträt

Elisabeth Muhlenfeld

Inhaltsangabe

Series Editor's Preface; Preface; Introduction; 1. 'Strange Gods' in Jefferson
Mississippi: Analysis of 'Absalom
Absalom!' Richard Poirier 2. The Myriad Perspectives of 'Absalom
Absalom!' Arthur L. Scott 3. The Epic Design of 'Absalom
Absalom!' James H. Justus 4. What Happens in 'Absalom
Absalom!'? Floyd C. Watkins 5. 'Absalom
Absalom!': The Extended Simile James Guetti 6. The Puzzling Design of 'Absalom
Absalom!' Duncan Aswell 7. Faulkner's 'Mythology' Walter Brylowski 8. The Biblical Background of Faulkner's 'Absalom
Absalom!' John V. Hagopian 9. Children of the Idea: Heroes and Family Romances in 'Absalom
Absalom!' T. H. Adamowski 10. 'Absalom
Absalom!': The Novel as Historiography Carl E. Rollyson
Jr. 11. 'We Have Waited Long Enough': Judith Sutpen and Charles Bon Elisabeth Muhlenfeld 12. The Narrative Voice and Function of Shreve: Remarks on the Production of Meaning in 'Absalom
Absalom!' François Pitavy; Bibliography