Faulkner from Within. William H. Rueckert

Faulkner from Within

Destructive and Generative Being in the Novels of William Faulkner

William H. Rueckert

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Grateful acknowledgment is made to the University of Virginia Library for permission to use the cover image from the William Faulkner Papers (#6074) in The Albert and Shirley Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

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Rueckert, William H. 1926–

Faulkner from within : destructive and generative being in the novels of William Faulkner / William H. Rueckert.

Includes notes, bibliographical references, and index.

1. Faulkner, William, 1897–1962—Criticism and interpretation.

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For My Sons

Theron, Quentin, Jordan, Morgan

And our Faulknerian life together

Contents

1 Faulkner Discovers His Native Territory

Flags in the Dust (1926-1927; published 1973)

2 Faulkner’s First Great Novel: Anguish in the Genes

The Sound and the Fury (1929)