William Faulkner : the making of a modernist / Daniel J. Singal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singal, Daniel Joseph, 1944- author.

Series:

Fred W. Morrison series in Southern studies.

The Fred W. Morrison series in Southern studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Faulkner, William, 1897-1962--Criticism and interpretation.

Faulkner, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 357 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill ; London : The University of North Carolina Press, [1997]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Through detailed analyses of individual texts, from the earliest poetry through Go Down, Moses, Singal traces Faulkner's attempt to liberate himself from the powerful and repressive Victorian culture in which he was raised by embracing the Modernist culture of the artistic avant-garde. Most important, it shows how Faulkner accommodated the conflicting demands of these two cultures by creating a set of dual identities - one, that of a Modernist author writing on the most daring and subversive issues of his day, and the other, that of a southern country gentleman loyal to the conservative mores of his community. It is in the clash between these two selves, Singal argues, that one finds the key to making sense of Faulkner.

Contents:

Progenitor: the first William Faulkner

Poplars and peacocks, nymphs and fauns

Fierce, small, and impregnably virginal

Discovering Yoknapatawpha

All things become shadowy paradoxical

Into the void

The making of a modernist identity: Light in August

The dark house of southern history

Ruthless and unbearable honesty

Diminished powers: the writing of Go down, Moses.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-347) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9798890869081

9780807864531

0807864536