A Reader's Guide to William Faulkner: The Novels
- ISBN-10
- 0815630018
- ISBN-13
- 9780815630012
- Series
- A Reader's Guide to William Faulkner
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 462
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-02-01
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Author
- Edmond L. Volpe
Description
A standard reference work in American literature, this volume is the most complete and detailed guide to the novels of William Faulkner. Edmond L. Volpe's aim is to reveal the greatness of Faulkner's art and the scope and profundity of his personal vision of life. He describes the dominant patterns in the fiction by isolating Faulkner's major themes and by analyzing his narrative techniques and style. He then offers extensive, individual interpretations of the nineteen novels, tracing the development of Faulkner's ideas, and includes a set of genealogical tables for each major family in the novels. Both scholarly and accessible:, this unique: treatment of Faulkner's novels—from Soldiers' Pay to The Reivers—helps the reader come to a thorough understanding of a great American writer.
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