William Faulkner in context / [edited by] John Matthews, Boston University.
"William Faulkner in Context explores the environment that conditioned Faulkner's creative work. This book provides a broad and authoritative framework that will help readers to better understand this widely read yet challenging writer. Each essay offers a critical assessment of Faulkner&#...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press,
2015.
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| Summary: | "William Faulkner in Context explores the environment that conditioned Faulkner's creative work. This book provides a broad and authoritative framework that will help readers to better understand this widely read yet challenging writer. Each essay offers a critical assessment of Faulkner's work as it relates to such topics as genre, reception, and the significance of place. Although Faulkner dwelt in his native Mississippi throughout his life, his visits to cities like New Orleans, Paris, and Los Angeles profoundly shaped his early career. Inextricable from the dramatic upheavals of the twentieth century, Faulkner's writing was deeply affected by the Great War, the Great Depression, World War II, and the civil rights movement. In this volume, a host of renowned scholars shed light on this enigmatic writer and render him accessible to students and researchers alike"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781316258644 1316258645 9781316258682 1316258688 9781107279438 1107279437 1316258467 9781316258460 1316258661 9781316258668 1316258580 9781316258583 1316258629 9781316258620 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781107279438 |
| Language: | Text in English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |