Faulkner's Subject: A Cosmos No One Owns

by Philip M. Weinstein

Book Overview

Faulker's Subject: A Cosmos No One Owns offers a new reading of William Faulkner by viewing his masterpieces through the lens of current critical theory. The book addresses both the power of his work and the current theoretical issues that call that power into question. Drawing on poststructuralist, ideological, and gender theory, Weinstein examines the harrowing process of 'becoming oneself' at the heart of Faulkner's work, and suggests that the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521390478
• ISBN13: 9780521390477
• Release Date: May 1992
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.4"