| Faulkner and the Native South Contributor(s): Watson, Jay (Editor), Trefzer, Annette (Editor), Thomas, James G. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1496818091 ISBN-13: 9781496818096 Publisher: University Press of Mississippi OUR PRICE: $108.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature |
| Dewey: 813.52 |
| LCCN: 2018035638 |
| Series: Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.21 lbs) 258 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Contributions by Eric Gary Anderson, Melanie R. Anderson, Jodi A. Byrd, Gina Caison, Robbie Ethridge, Patricia Galloway, LeAnne Howe, John Wharton Lowe, Katherine M. B. Osburn, Melanie Benson Taylor, Annette Trefzer, and Jay Watson From new insights into the Chickasaw sources and far-reaching implications of Faulkner's fictional place-name "Yoknapatawpha," to discussions that reveal the potential for indigenous land-, family-, and story-based methodologies to deepen understanding of Faulkner's fiction (including but not limited to the novels and stories he devoted explicitly to Native American topics), the eleven essays of this volume advance the critical analysis of Faulkner's Native South and the Native South's Faulkner. Critics push beyond assessments of the historical accuracy of his Native representations and the colonial hybridity of his Indian characters. Essayists turn instead to indigenous intellectual culture for new models, problems, and questions to bring to Faulkner studies. Along the way, readers are treated to illuminating comparisons between Faulkner's writings and the work of a number of Native American authors, filmmakers, tribal leaders, and historical figures. Faulkner and the Native South brings together Native and non-Native scholars in a stimulating and often surprising critical dialogue about the indigenous wellsprings of Faulkner's creative energies and about Faulkner's own complicated presence in Native American literary history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Watson, Jay: - Jay Watson is Howry Professor of Faulkner Studies and professor of English at the University of Mississippi. His many publications include Forensic Fictions: The Lawyer Figure in Faulkner and Reading for the Body: The Recalcitrant Materiality of Southern Fiction, 1893-1985.Trefzer, Annette: - Annette Trefzer is associate professor of English at the University of Mississippi. She is the author of Disturbing Indians: The Archaeology of Southern Fiction, and her work has appeared in many journals.Thomas Jr, James G.: - James G. Thomas, Jr., is associate director for publications at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, editor of multiple works on southern literature, and former managing editor of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. |