William Faulkner
The Contemporary Reviews

A collected selection of reviews of William Faulkner's writings from 1926 to 1962.

M. Thomas Inge (Edited by)

9780521060035, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 4 February 2008

604 pages
23.5 x 15.5 x 3 cm, 0.846 kg

"All libraries serving serious students of literature should have these volumes." Q. Grigg, Choice

A comprehensive collection of contemporary published reactions to the writing of William Faulkner from 1926 to 1962, these articles document the response of reviewers to specific works, and chronicle the development of Faulkner's reputation among the nation's book reviewers. It has often been assumed that a poor reception in the popular review publications contributed to Faulkner's lack of commercial success. The material presented here tends to refute that assumption, clarifying the development of Faulkner's literary career and providing a fuller understanding of the part played by book reviewing in the sales, promotion and success of American literature.

Introduction
Acknowledgements
The Marble Faun
Soldiers' Pay
Mosquitoes
Sartoris
The Sound and the Fury
As I Lay Dying
Sanctuary
These Thirteen
Salmagundi
Miss Zilphia Gant
Light in August
A Green Bough
Doctor Martino and Other Stories
Pylon
Absalom! Absalom!
The Unvanquished
The Wild Palms
The Hamlet
Go Down, Moses and Other Stories
The Portable Faulkner
Intruder in the Dust
Knight's Gambit
Collected Stories
Notes on a Horsethief
Requiem for a Nun
Mirrors of Chartres Street
A Fable
The Faulkner Reader
Big Woods
The Town
New Orleans Sketches
Three Famous Short Novels
The Mansion
The Reivers.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]