A glossary that will lead readers through the complexities of one of William Faulkner's most fascinating books. For some The Unvanquished has proven to be the starting point for reading Faulkner. Its narrative, ...

No other novel by William Faulkner has experienced the kind of dramatic critical re-evaluation that “Sanctuary” has received. Published in 1931, it seemed to many readers and critics in the thirties ...

Absalom, Absalom! has long been regarded as one of William Faulkner's most difficult, dense, and multilayered novels. It is, on one level, the story of Thomas Sutpen, an enigmatic stranger who came to ...

William Faulkner once called the short story “the most demanding form after poetry. ” In that form, he achieved splendid success. He wrote over a hundred short stories, published nearly all of them ...

This volume guides readers through one of William Faulkner’s most complex novels. By common consent The Sound and the Fury is a seminal document of twentieth-century literature. Almost from the beginning, ...

Explaining the world of William Faulkner's Light in August is the primary goal of this glossary. Like other books in this series, it explains, identifies, and comments on many elements that a reader may ...