William Faulkner in Context (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107050372)

William Faulkner in Context explores the environment that conditioned Faulkner's creative work. This book provides a broad and authoritative framework that will help readers to better understand this widely read yet challenging writer. Each essay offers a critical assessment of Faulkner's work as it relates to such topics as genre, reception, and the significance of place. Although Faulkner dwelt in his native Mississippi throughout his life, his visits to cities like New Orleans, Paris, and Hollywood profoundly shaped his early career. Inextricable from the dramatic upheavals of the twentieth century, Faulkner's writing was deeply affected by the Great War, the Great Depression, World War II, and the civil rights movement. In this volume, a host of renowned scholars shed light on this enigmatic writer and render him accessible to students and researchers alike.

Author: John T. Matthews
ISBN-10: 1107050375
ISBN-13: 9781107050372
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/15/2015
Pages: 330
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2015