“A real contribution to the study of Faulkner’s work.” —Edmund Wilson
A Penguin Classic
In prose of biblical grandeur and feverish intensity, William Faulkner reconstructed the history of the American South as a tragic legend of courage and cruelty, gallantry and greed, futile nobility and obscene crimes. He set this legend in a small, minutely realized parallel universe that he called Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi.
No single volume better conveys the scope of Faulkner’s vision than The Portable Faulkner. The book includes self-contained episodes from the novels The Sound and the Fury, Light in August, and Sanctuary; the stories “The Bear,” “Spotted Horses,” “A Rose for Emily,” and “Old Man,” among others; a map of Yoknapatawpha County and a chronology of the Compson family created by Faulkner especially for this edition; and the complete text of Faulkner’s 1950 address upon receiving the Nobel Prize in literature. Malcolm Cowley’s critical introduction was praised as “splendid” by Faulkner himself.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
By:
William Faulkner
Edited by:
Malcolm Cowley
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions:
Height: 193mm,
Width: 127mm,
Spine: 36mm
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9780142437285
ISBN 10: 014243728X
Pages: 768
Publication Date: 01 October 2003
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
The Portable FaulknerIntroduction by Malcolm Cowley Books by William Faulkner 1. The Old People Editor's Note 1820. A Justice 1833. The Courthouse (A Name for the City) (From Requiem for a Nun) 18 . Red Leaves 1859. Was (From Go Down, Moses) 2. The Unvanquished Editor's Note 1864. Raid (From The Unvanquished) 1869. Wash 1874. An Odor of Verbena (From The Unvanquised) 3. The Last Wilderness Editor's Note 1883. The Bear (From Go Down, Moses) 4. The Peasants Editor's Note 1908. Spotted Horses (From The Hamlet) 5. The End of an Order Editor's Note 1902. That Evening Sun 1918. Ad Astra 1924. A Rose for Emily 1928. Dilsey (From The Sound and the Fury) 6. Mississippi Flood Editor's Note 1927. Old Man (From The Wild Palms) 7. Modern Times Editor's Note 1928. Death Drag 1929. Uncle Bud and the Three Madams (From Sanctuary) 1930. Percy Grimm (From Light in August) 1940. Delta Autumn (From Go Down, Moses) 8. The Undying Past Editor's Note 1951. The Jail (Nor Even Yet Quite Relinquish) (From Requiem for a Nun) 1699-1945. Appendix: The Compsons 1950. Address upon Receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature
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By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
