Absalom, Absalom!
byWilliam Faulkner
Genres: Historical fictionClassics
This Norton Critical Edition includes:The authoritative text of Absalom, Absalom!, established by Noel Polk in 1986 and accompanied by Susan Scott Parrish’s introduction and explanatory footnotes.Two maps and five other images.A rich selection of background and contextual materials carefully arranged to draw readers into the American South of William Faulkner’s imagination. Topics include “Contemporary Reception,” “The Writer and His Work,” and “Historical Contexts.”Seventeen critical essays on the novel’s major themes, from classic literary critiques to recent scholarship on, among other topics, race, gender, and the environment.A chronology and a selected bibliography.
Language
en
Published on
24/03/2023
Pages
738
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780393422580
Who is this book for? Readers interested in American literature, historical narratives, and complex family dynamics.
Topics Manuscript analysisSouthern aristocracyMoral decayPlantation lifeFamily sagaSouthern gothicLegacyRace relationsMythologyHistorical fictionFamilyRace and PrejudiceSurvival
MoodMelancholic, Reflective
RomanceMajor Subplot
ViolenceModerate
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes
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