William Faulkner First Encounters |
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Author:
| Brooks, Cleanth |
ISBN: | 978-0-300-03399-1 |
Publication Date: | Sep 1985 |
Publisher: | Yale University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $36.95 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionIn 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.