Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-193) and index.
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Early Faulkner -- Major achievement I -- Major achievement II -- Two views of history -- More experiments with the novel -- The Snopes trilogy -- Late Faulkner.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Despite all the biographical studies devoted to William Faulkner, there are still many fundamental contradictions in the way he is perceived. He has been described as a creator of worlds à la Dickens and as one of postmodernism's avatars, as indifferent to the intellectual currents of his time and as profoundly indebted to them, as deeply insightful about issues like race, class, and gender and as someone who merely reflects contemporary anxieties about them. A concise and focused study of Faulkner's literary lives can help readers sort through the questions raised by his work and by the voluminous response to it.