Myself and the World: A Biography of William Faulkner - Hardcover

Hamblin, Robert W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1496805607 ISBN 13: 9781496805607

Verlag: UNIV PR OF MISSISSIPPI, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

William Faulkner (1897-1962) once said of his novels and stories, "I am telling the same story over and over, which is myself and the world." This biography provides an overview of the life and career of the famous author, demonstrating the interrelationships of that life, centered in Oxford, Mississippi, with the characters and events of his fictional world. The book begins with a chapter on Faulkner's most famous ancestor, W. C. Falkner, "the Old Colonel," who greatly influenced both the content and the form of Faulkner's fiction. Robert W. Hamblin then proceeds to examine the highlights of Faulkner's biography, from his childhood to his youthful days as a fledgling poet, through his time in New Orleans, the creation of Yoknapatawpha, the years of struggle and his season of prolific genius, and through his time in Hollywood and his winning of the Nobel Prize. The book concludes with a description of his last years as a revered author, cultural ambassador, and university writer-in-residence.

In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Faulkner spoke of "the agony and sweat of the human spirit" that goes into artistic creation. For Faulkner, that struggle was especially acute. Poor and neglected for much of his life, suffering from chronic depression and alcoholism, and unhappy in his personal life, Faulkner overcame tremendous obstacles to achieve literary success. One of the major themes of his novels and stories remains endurance, and his biography exhibits that quality in abundance. Faulkner the man endured and ultimately prevailed.

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<b>Robert W. Hamblin</b> is professor emeritus of English and founding director of the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University. He has authored or edited nineteen books on Faulkner, including <i>A William Faulkner Encyclopedia</i>; <i>Myself and the World: A Biography of William Faulkner</i>; and <i>My Life with Faulkner and Brodsky</i>.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: UNIV PR OF MISSISSIPPI
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1496805607
• ISBN 13: 9781496805607
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 176
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