William Faulkner

Not Color Blind: William Faulkner’s Fiction Reflects Racial Reality

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November 27, 2020
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When American novelist William Faulkner passed away on July 6, 1962, racial unrest was rife in his home state of Mississippi—and in many other southern US states as well. In fact, Faulkner, who was born on September 25, 1897, lived through many turbulent times when...

10 Things You Might Not Know About William Faulkner

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November 25, 2020
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1. William Faulkner was reportedly inspired to become a writer by his great-grandfather, Colonel William Falkner (1825–1889), who, aside from being a soldier, lawyer, and politician also authored some novels, poems, a travelogue, and a play. As a child, Faulkner is thought to have said,...

Waxing Poetic: William Faulkner’s Book of Poetry Is Shrouded in Mystery

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November 11, 2020
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The name of William Faulkner evokes such literary masterpieces as The Sound and The Fury and As I Lay Dying. But before he became a renowned novelist, Faulkner (1897–1962) was writing poetry. His volumes, Vision in Spring and The Marble Faun, were published in 1921...

The Saddest Words: William Faulkner’s Civil War

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By Carl Rollyson
October 16, 2020
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Michael Gorra, Mary Augusta Jordan Professor of English Language and Literature at Smith College, and editor of the Norton Critical Edition of As I Lay Dying (1930), is well prepared to take on the subject of William Faulkner and the Civil War. He has read...

A Novelist and a Fabulist: Carl Rollyson Separates Fact from Fiction in William Faulkner’s Life

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By Charles Carlini
September 22, 2020
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American author William Faulkner (1897-1962) became famous for his novels set in the American South, often in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. In 1949, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature for “his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American novel.” Carl Rollyson, Professor...

Southern Charm: Thomas McHaney on William Faulkner’s “Incredibly Apt” Vocabulary

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By Charles Carlini
June 10, 2015
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American author William Faulkner (1897-1962) became famous for his novels set in the American South, often in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. In 1949 he won the Nobel Prize in Literature for “his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American novel.” Professor Emeritus of...

Tales From the South: Philip Weinstein Explores the “Emotional Intensity” of William Faulkner’s Works

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By Charles Carlini
February 17, 2013
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A prolific author of dozens of books, including Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Absalom, Absalom, William Faulkner (1897-1962) was one of the 20th century’s most preeminent American writers. His literary contributions included poetry, novels, short stories and screenplays. He won two Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction and...