Reading Faulkner: Light in August (Reading Faulkner (Paperback)) - Softcover

Ruppersburg, Hugh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0878057323 ISBN 13: 9780878057320

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi, 1994

Synopsis

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 find unfamiliar or difficult. These include the basic features of Faulkner's fictional town of Jefferson and Yoknapatawpha County, colloquialisms, dialects, folk customs and sayings, farm implements, biblical verses, and geographic and demographic details. Written especially for puzzled readers, teachers of Faulkner, graduate students, and interpretive scholars, the Reading Faulkner books offer terms and explications that reveal the richly cultural world in Faulkner's major works. Page references throughout are keyed to the definitive editions of Faulkner published by Library of America and to the Vintage editions prepared from the Library of America tapes. Hugh M. Ruppersburg, head of the English department at the University of Georgia, is the author of "Voice and Eye in Faulkner Fiction."

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About the Author

Hugh M. Ruppersburg, head of the English Department at the University of Georgia, is author of Voice and Eye in Faulkner Fiction.

From the Inside Flap

A glossary that will lead readers through the complexities of one of William Faulkner's major works

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0878057323
• ISBN 13: 9780878057320
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 277