1st Edition

Figures of Division William Faulkner's Major Novels

By James A. Snead Copyright 1986
258 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1986. William Faulkner’s major novels represent one of the earliest American explorations into the paradoxes inherent in both literary discourse and racial segregation in the American South. Figures of Division demonstrates that these works reject conventional divisions and a social and linguistic deception, and discover a reality where people merge across social... Read more

Preface;  Acknowledgements;  1. Introduction  2. The Sound and the Fury (1929)  3. As I Lay Dying (1930)  4. Light in August (1932)  5. Absalom, Absalom! (1936)  6. The Hamlet (1940)  7. Go Down, Moses (1942)  8. Conclusion: The Late Novels;  Index

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James A. Snead