Contents |
Making "something which did not exist before" : what Faulkner gave himself / Noel Polk -- Estelle and William Faulkner's imaginative collaboration (c. 1919-1925) / Judith L. Sensibar -- Atomic Faulkner / Priscilla Wald -- Plaintive reiterations and meaningless strains : Faulkner's blues understandings / Adam Gussow -- Faulkner, metropolitan fashion, and "the south" / Jon Smith -- Light in August, Faulkner's angels of history, and the culture of Jim Crow / Susan V. Donaldson -- Faulkner's dark house : the uncanny inheritance of race / Martin Kreiswirth -- A Mammy Callie legacy / Lael Gold -- Afterword : in the house of Faulkner / Jay Parini. |
General note | A collection of essays examining the influences on Faulkner's fiction, including his own family history, Jim Crow laws, contemporary fashion, popular culture, and literature. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
LCCN | 2006029993 |
ISBN | 9781578069538 (cloth : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 157806953X (cloth : alk. paper) |