The Cambridge companion to William Faulkner

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Label

The Cambridge companion to William Faulkner

Statement of responsibility

edited by Philip M. Weinstein

Contributor

• Weinstein, Philip M

Subject

• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Faulkner, William, 1897-1962
• Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 -- Criticism and interpretation

Genre

• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Language

eng

Summary

• This collection of essays explores key dimensions of Faulkner's widespread cultural import. Drawing on a wide range of cultural theory, ten major Faulkner scholars examine closely the enduring whole of Faulkner's oeuvre in clearly written and intellectually provocative essays. Bringing into focus the broader cultural contexts that give his work its resonance, the collection will be particularly useful for the student seeking a critical introduction to Faulkner, while serving also the dedicated scholar interested in discerning recent trends in Faulkner criticism
• Together, these essays map Faulkner's present-day meaning by exploring his relations to modernism and postmodernism, to twentieth-century mass culture, to European and Latin American fiction, to issues of gender difference, and, above all, to the conflicted scene of U.S. race relations. Neither assuming in advance his literary "greatness" nor insisting that his canonical status be revoked, the essays ask instead, What is at stake, today, in reading Faulkner? What company does he keep? In what ways does his work intersect with current debates on race and gender? How does his practice respond to today's questions about the individual subject's insertion within broader cultural activities? Why, in short, should we read him now?
• This collection of essays by ten major scholars explores Faulkner's widespread cultural import

Member of

• Cambridge companions to literature

Cataloging source

CUD

Dewey number

813.52

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Language note

English

LC call number

PS3511.A86

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography
• handbooks

Series statement

Cambridge companions to literature