William Faulkner: An Economy of Complex Words
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
William Faulkner: An Economy of Complex Words
By (Author) Richard Godden
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
16th October 2007
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
813.52
Winner of British Association for American Studies Book Prize 2007
Physical Properties
Hardback
280
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
510g
Description
Traces how the William Faulkner's fiction echoes the economic and racial traumas of the South's modernization in the mid-twentieth century. By demonstrating the interrelation of literary forms and economic systems, this book describes, the poetics of an economy. It makes helps the reader understand the relation between literature and history.
Reviews
Winner of the 2007 Book Prize, British Association for American Studies "William Faulkner: An Economy of Complex Words is an important contribution to Faulkner studies."--Barbara Ladd, Studies in American Fiction "For readers who enjoyed and admired the first volume, this one offers vintage Godden and potentially paradigm-shifting criticism... It is in the close readings that the energies of this book lie and where the reader will find the most satisfaction and the furtherance of Faulkner scholarship."--Taylor Hagood, Journal of American Studies
Author Bio
Richard Godden is professor of English at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of "Fictions of Labor: William Faulkner and the South's Long Revolution" and "Fictions of Capital: The American Novel from James to Mailer".
