William Faulkner, the Yoknapatawpha World and Black BeingPeter brings modern critical tools to his task, as well as a thorough knowledge of the canon of Faulkner criticism dealing with stock images in literature. Among the topics discussed are: the cultural legacy and the influence of light and dark imagery on him; his early characterizations of black existence; the historical context for black existence in the Yoknapatawpha world; the racism in this world which is a scheme of larceny designed to strip the blacks of their soul; the dilemmas of miscegenation and mulatto crises; Diley Gibson's obsession with time; the heroism of Lucas Beauchamp in Intruder in the Dust, and Nancy Mannigoe in Requiem for a Nun; highlighting the comic end of life; and Faulkner's struggle with racial chaos and national destiny. Also includes a glossary of black characters in Faulkner's novels. ISBN 0-8482-5675-1 : $25.00. |
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Chapter | 111 |
Dilsey Gibson Her Touch With Time | 135 |
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