{"product_id":"faulkner-and-mystery-annette-trefzer-9781628460292","title":"Faulkner and Mystery","description":"Contributions by Hosam Aboul-Ela, Susan V. Donaldson, Richard Godden, Michael Gorra, Lisa Hinrichsen, Donald M. Kartiganer, Sarah Mahurin, Sean McCann, Noel Polk, Esther S疣chez-Pardo, Annette Trefzer, Rachel Watson, and Philip Weinstein \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFaulkner and Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e presents a wide spectrum of compelling arguments about the role and function of mystery in William Faulkner's fiction. Twelve new essays approach the question of what can be known and what remains a secret in the narratives of the Nobel laureate. Scholars debate whether or not Faulkner's work attempts to solve mysteries or celebrate the enigmas of life and the elusiveness of truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Scholars scrutinize Faulkner's use of the contemporary crime and detection genre as well as novels that deepen a plot rather than solve it. Several essays are dedicated to exploring the narrative strategies and ideological functions of Faulkner's take on the detective story, the classic \"whodunit.\" Among Faulkner's novels most interested in the format of detection is \u003ci\u003eIntruder in the Dust\u003c\/i\u003e, which assumes a central role in this essay collection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Other contributors explore the thickening mysteries of racial and sexual identity, particularly the enigmatic nature of his female and African American characters. Questions of insight, cognition, and judgment in Faulkner's work are also at the center of essays that explore his storytelling techniques, plot development, and the inscrutability of language itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annette Trefzer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628460296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628460292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Annette Trefzer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054810788095,"sku":"9781628460292","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2f0a842-8011-4da5-a0dc-d422719975da.jpg?v=1685032131","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/faulkner-and-mystery-annette-trefzer-9781628460292","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}