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William Faulkner

A Literary Life

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  1. David Rampton
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Part of the book series: Literary Lives (LL)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • David Rampton
    Pages 1-13

  3. Early Faulkner

    • David Rampton
    Pages 14-35

  4. Major Achievement I

    • David Rampton
    Pages 36-57

  5. Major Achievement II

    • David Rampton
    Pages 58-84

  6. Two Views of History

    • David Rampton
    Pages 85-103

  7. More Experiments with the Novel

    • David Rampton
    Pages 104-128

  8. The Snopes Trilogy

    • David Rampton
    Pages 129-149

  9. Late Faulkner

    • David Rampton
    Pages 150-176

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 177-197
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About this book

Despite all the studies devoted to William Faulkner, he continues to be variously perceived. Focussing on his fiction, this study of Faulkner's multifaceted literary life explores the distinctive blend of continuity and innvoation that characterizes his novels and looks at the extensive and varied reactions they have elicited.

About the author

DAVID RAMPTON is Professor of English at the University of Ottawa, Canada. His publications include Vladimir Nabokov: A Critical Study of the Novels (1984), Vladimir Nabokov (1993), Prose Models (co-edited, 3rd edition 1997) and Short Fiction (co-edited, 2nd edition 2005).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: William Faulkner

  • Book Subtitle: A Literary Life

  • Authors: David Rampton

  • Series Title: Literary Lives

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230581975

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-4680-5Published: 17 April 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-52394-8Published: 20 May 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-58197-5Published: 17 April 2008

  • Series ISSN: 2946-2037

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-2045

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 201

  • Topics: North American Literature

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