Games of Property: Law, Race, Gender, and Faulkner's Go Down, Moses

by Thadious M. Davis

Book Overview

In Games of Property, distinguished critic Thadious M. Davis provides a dazzling new interpretation of William Faulkner's Go Down, Moses. Davis argues that in its unrelenting attention to issues related to the ownership of land and people, Go Down, Moses ranks among Faulkner's finest and most accomplished works. Bringing together law, social history, game theory, and feminist critiques, she shows that the book is unified by games--fox hunting, gambling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082233139X
• ISBN13: 9780822331391
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"