Faulkner and the Ecology of the SouthPaperback, 9 August 2005

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Part of Series
Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha
Print Length
173 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Date Published
9 Aug 2005
ISBN-10
1934110973
ISBN-13
9781934110973

Description

In 1952, Faulkner noted the exceptional nature of the South when he characterized it as "the only really authentic region in the United States, because a deep indestructible bond still exists between man and his environment."

The essays collected in Faulkner and the Ecology of the South explore Faulkner's environmental imagination, seeking what Ann Fisher-Wirth calls the "ecological counter-melody" of his texts. "Ecology" was not a term in common use outside the sciences in Faulkner's time. However, the word "environment" seems to have held deep abiding meaning for Faulkner. Often he repeated his abiding interest in "man in conflict with himself, with his follow man, or with his time and place, his environment."

Eco-criticism has led to a renewed interest among literary scholars for what in this volume Cecelia Tichi calls, "humanness with congeries of habitats and environments." Philip Weinstein draws on Pierre Bourdieu's notion of habitus. Eric Gary Anderson argues that F

Product Details

Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
9 August 2005
Dimensions:
22.86 x 15.24 x 1.17 cm
ISBN-10:
1934110973
ISBN-13:
9781934110973
Language:
English
Location:
Jackson
Pages:
173
Publisher:
University Press of Mississippi
Weight:
299.37 gm

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