The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War

The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War
Author :
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
Total Pages : 432
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781631491719
ISBN-13 : 1631491717
Rating : 4/5 (717 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War by : Michael Gorra

Download or read book The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War written by Michael Gorra and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “timely and essential” (New York Times Book Review) reconsideration of William Faulkner’s life and legacy that vitally asks, “How should we read Faulkner today?” With this “rich, complex, and eloquent” (Drew Gilpin Faust, Atlantic) work, Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Gorra charts the evolution of an author through his most cherished—and contested—novels. Given the undeniable echoes of “Lost Cause” romanticism in William Faulkner’s fiction, as well as his depiction of Black characters and Black speech, Gorra argues convincingly that Faulkner demands a sobering reevaluation. Upending previous critical traditions and interweaving biography, literary criticism, and rich travelogue, the widely acclaimed The Saddest Words recontextualizes Faulkner, revealing a civil war within him, while examining the most plangent cultural issues facing American literature today.


The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War Related Books

The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War
Language: en
Pages: 432
Authors: Michael Gorra
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-08-25 - Publisher: Liveright Publishing

GET EBOOK

A “timely and essential” (New York Times Book Review) reconsideration of William Faulkner’s life and legacy that vitally asks, “How should we read Faulk
Faulkner and Race
Language: en
Pages: 332
Authors: Doreen Fowler
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-01-06 - Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

GET EBOOK

With contributions by Eric J. Sundquist, Craig Werner, Blyden Jackson, Thadious Davis, Pamela J. Rhodes, Walter Taylor, Noel Polk, James A. Snead, Philip M. Wei
Absalom, Absalom!.
Language: en
Pages: 384
Authors: William Faulkner
Categories: Families
Type: BOOK - Published: 1951 - Publisher: Random House Canada

GET EBOOK

The story of an old Southern tragedy which befalls the Sutpen family. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Race and White Identity in Southern Fiction
Language: en
Pages: 209
Authors: J. Duvall
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-04-28 - Publisher: Springer

GET EBOOK

White southern writers are frequently associated with the racism of blackface minstrelsy in their representations of African American characters, however, this
Light in August
Language: en
Pages: 380
Authors: William Faulkner
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-04-02 - Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

GET EBOOK

Light in August, a novel about hopeful perseverance in the face of mortality, features some of Faulkner’s most memorable characters: guileless, dauntless Lena