Faulkner: International Perspectives
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
William Faulkner, one of the most towering figures in American literature, here becomes the subject of an ambitious global conversation in Faulkner: International Perspectives, a scholarly anthology drawn from the Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference of 1982. Edited by Doreen Fowler and Ann J. Abadie, the collection assembles a distinguished roster of critics and scholars from around the world, each bringing their own cultural and intellectual lens to the dense, mythic universe Faulkner constructed in the American South. The volume presents a rich tapestry of critical essays that interrogate Faulkner's enduring legacy across national borders, examining how his themes of time, memory, race, and moral decay resonate—and are reinterpreted—within vastly different literary traditions. Published by the University Press of Mississippi as part of its acclaimed Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha series, the anthology argues persuasively that Faulkner's genius transcends the regional and the national, positioning him as a truly universal literary force. The contributors illuminate unexpected affinities between Faulkner's work and European, Latin American, and Asian literary movements, revealing the profound influence he wielded on writers far beyond Oxford, Mississippi. For scholars and devoted readers alike, this volume leaves one wondering: just how many of the world's great modern literary traditions were quietly shaped by the man from Yoknapatawpha County?
Author: Doreen Fowler And Ann J. Abadie
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, University Press of Mississippi
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
William Faulkner, one of the most towering figures in American literature, here becomes the subject of an ambitious global conversation in Faulkner: International Perspectives, a scholarly anthology drawn from the Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference of 1982. Edited by Doreen Fowler and Ann J. Abadie, the collection assembles a distinguished roster of critics and scholars from around the world, each bringing their own cultural and intellectual lens to the dense, mythic universe Faulkner constructed in the American South. The volume presents a rich tapestry of critical essays that interrogate Faulkner's enduring legacy across national borders, examining how his themes of time, memory, race, and moral decay resonate—and are reinterpreted—within vastly different literary traditions. Published by the University Press of Mississippi as part of its acclaimed Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha series, the anthology argues persuasively that Faulkner's genius transcends the regional and the national, positioning him as a truly universal literary force. The contributors illuminate unexpected affinities between Faulkner's work and European, Latin American, and Asian literary movements, revealing the profound influence he wielded on writers far beyond Oxford, Mississippi. For scholars and devoted readers alike, this volume leaves one wondering: just how many of the world's great modern literary traditions were quietly shaped by the man from Yoknapatawpha County?