New Essays on Light in August
- ISBN-10
- 0521313325
- ISBN-13
- 9780521313322
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 151
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987-06-26
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Michael Millgate
Description
An analysis of structure and narrative is supplemented by interpretations of the religious, racial and sexual implications of William Faulkner's controversial depiction of the American South.
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