William Faulkner(1897-1962)is usually regarded as one of the most important American novelist s of the 20th century,who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949.“A Rose for Emily”is one of Faulkner’s famou...William Faulkner(1897-1962)is usually regarded as one of the most important American novelist s of the 20th century,who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949.“A Rose for Emily”is one of Faulkner’s famous short stories which applies the conventions of Gothic fiction,and it has drawn the the attention of a large number of scholars and inspired their enthusiasm of interpretation owing to its use of many experimental techniques.This article attempts to analyze the narrative techniques of“A Rose for Emily”in terms of tense,mood and voice,three concepts introduced by Gerald Genette,a distinguished French critic of structuralist narratology in his Narrative Discourse(1980).展开更多
Being an outstanding writer in the history of American literature,William Faulkner had many works in his life,many of them are known by Chinese readers.But Ambuscade,as one of them,was analyzed fewer.This short story ...Being an outstanding writer in the history of American literature,William Faulkner had many works in his life,many of them are known by Chinese readers.But Ambuscade,as one of them,was analyzed fewer.This short story is different from other works of William Faulkner.In this essay,writer analyzes William Faulkner's Ambuscade from four aspects:characters,di alogue style,writing skills and the theme expression so that readers can have a whole new perspective to enjoy Faulkner's work.展开更多
William Faulkner, the Nobel Prize winner for literature in 1950, is one of the most famous American writers. In "A Rose for Emily", he boldly uses the symbolism writing technique. Emily's tragedy reveals...William Faulkner, the Nobel Prize winner for literature in 1950, is one of the most famous American writers. In "A Rose for Emily", he boldly uses the symbolism writing technique. Emily's tragedy reveals the conflicts and contradictions between the old and new social concepts and values. With the help of symbolism, William Faulkner thoroughly and deeply portrays the southern American's spiritual crisis during the historic reform in terms of artistic writing style and unique thoughts.展开更多
As I Lay Dying is one of Faulkner' s greatest works and an important novel of the Yoknapatawpha Saga.This thesis deals with the black humor in As I Lay Dying,as the humor contributes to a better understanding of c...As I Lay Dying is one of Faulkner' s greatest works and an important novel of the Yoknapatawpha Saga.This thesis deals with the black humor in As I Lay Dying,as the humor contributes to a better understanding of characterization,action,and theme of this fiction and Faulkner' s others.Eventually,we would realize that this fiction not only touches something in the American south but also the prob lems of all of the human beings.展开更多
As we all know, William Faulkner shows really concern for the Southern people, especially the Southern women who suffer the most. In Faulkner's works women characters play an important role, which is confirmed. Af...As we all know, William Faulkner shows really concern for the Southern people, especially the Southern women who suffer the most. In Faulkner's works women characters play an important role, which is confirmed. After the theories of feminist literary come to understand Faulkner criticism, critics to Faulkner's novels drafting an encouraging response detect the author himself either as a pro-feminist or a misogynist. On analyzing the woman characters through Addie and Lena Grove—the women images in As I Lay Dying and Light in August, we found out that Faulkner is neither simple a pro-feminist nor a misogynist in the patriarchal society.展开更多
The Sound and the Fury is basically a story about lost innocence, which concentrates on the intensification of theme of im-prisonment in the past and won William Faulkner the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949. His fa...The Sound and the Fury is basically a story about lost innocence, which concentrates on the intensification of theme of im-prisonment in the past and won William Faulkner the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949. His fame rests chiefly on his truthful reflection and description of the American South,the innovative writing style in his works as well.展开更多
Barn Burning is a short story written by William Faulkner, which first appeared in 1939 and has since been widely read.The story guides readers to observe the world through a 10-year-old boy, Sarty's point of view...Barn Burning is a short story written by William Faulkner, which first appeared in 1939 and has since been widely read.The story guides readers to observe the world through a 10-year-old boy, Sarty's point of view, at the same time, the continual intervening of omniscient narrator breaks through the restrictions of Sarty's subjective point of view. Faulkner's use of multiple points of view makes the novel hard to understand. In order to better appreciate Barn Burning, analysis of the use of multiple points of view with the help of Gerard Genette's focalization theory is necessary. Moreover, the application of Wayne Booth's ideas of implied author and discussion of Sarty's narrative reliability are also presented. Hopefully, it can help readers form a good habit of narrative thinking and understand the novel in a better way.展开更多
The accession of an African-American Obama to the U.S. Presidency in 2008 is an epoch-making event. The thesis focuses on the current situation of the blacks in U.S. to highlight the prophetic nature of Faulkner, the ...The accession of an African-American Obama to the U.S. Presidency in 2008 is an epoch-making event. The thesis focuses on the current situation of the blacks in U.S. to highlight the prophetic nature of Faulkner, the Nobel Prize winning American novelist＇s exploration of the blacks throughout his career, namely, the miserable living states of the blacks, racial segregation against the blacks in the sphere of education and religion, racial discrimination against the blacks with regard to civil rights, racial persecution against the blacks in legal cases, and the dependency upon the black leadership to salvage the multi-ethnic nation and so on. The paper comes up with the conclusion that Faulkner is accurate in his prophecy that the savior of the nation, the blacks shall suffer and lead.展开更多
As the narrative and the structural center of As I Lay Dying and Light in August respectively, Addie Bundren and Lena Grove are the very typical representatives of Faulknerian women. Besides, either of them is portray...As the narrative and the structural center of As I Lay Dying and Light in August respectively, Addie Bundren and Lena Grove are the very typical representatives of Faulknerian women. Besides, either of them is portrayed by William Faulkner from a male perspective as ＂the Other＂. Therefore, the comparative study of the 2 women characters aims at using feminist theory and methods of literary criticism to analyze their physical and psychological journey in the perspective of ＂the Other＂, and on this basis to reveal Faulkner＇s gender view.展开更多
Through a social-historical study of Addie Bundren and Lena Grove—the women images in As I Lay Dying and Light in Au-gust, the reason why Faulkner could portray those women characters could be analyzed from a feminis...Through a social-historical study of Addie Bundren and Lena Grove—the women images in As I Lay Dying and Light in Au-gust, the reason why Faulkner could portray those women characters could be analyzed from a feminist point of view. Faulkner’s womenimages are formed under the social-historical context, in which women are subordinated. By Faulkner expertly revealing the history andincidents that shape their personalities, the reader comes to understand the psychological and sociological factors that contribute to the alienation that ultimately leads to their acts.展开更多
文摘William Faulkner(1897-1962)is usually regarded as one of the most important American novelist s of the 20th century,who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949.“A Rose for Emily”is one of Faulkner’s famous short stories which applies the conventions of Gothic fiction,and it has drawn the the attention of a large number of scholars and inspired their enthusiasm of interpretation owing to its use of many experimental techniques.This article attempts to analyze the narrative techniques of“A Rose for Emily”in terms of tense,mood and voice,three concepts introduced by Gerald Genette,a distinguished French critic of structuralist narratology in his Narrative Discourse(1980).
文摘Being an outstanding writer in the history of American literature,William Faulkner had many works in his life,many of them are known by Chinese readers.But Ambuscade,as one of them,was analyzed fewer.This short story is different from other works of William Faulkner.In this essay,writer analyzes William Faulkner's Ambuscade from four aspects:characters,di alogue style,writing skills and the theme expression so that readers can have a whole new perspective to enjoy Faulkner's work.
文摘William Faulkner, the Nobel Prize winner for literature in 1950, is one of the most famous American writers. In "A Rose for Emily", he boldly uses the symbolism writing technique. Emily's tragedy reveals the conflicts and contradictions between the old and new social concepts and values. With the help of symbolism, William Faulkner thoroughly and deeply portrays the southern American's spiritual crisis during the historic reform in terms of artistic writing style and unique thoughts.
文摘As I Lay Dying is one of Faulkner' s greatest works and an important novel of the Yoknapatawpha Saga.This thesis deals with the black humor in As I Lay Dying,as the humor contributes to a better understanding of characterization,action,and theme of this fiction and Faulkner' s others.Eventually,we would realize that this fiction not only touches something in the American south but also the prob lems of all of the human beings.
文摘As we all know, William Faulkner shows really concern for the Southern people, especially the Southern women who suffer the most. In Faulkner's works women characters play an important role, which is confirmed. After the theories of feminist literary come to understand Faulkner criticism, critics to Faulkner's novels drafting an encouraging response detect the author himself either as a pro-feminist or a misogynist. On analyzing the woman characters through Addie and Lena Grove—the women images in As I Lay Dying and Light in August, we found out that Faulkner is neither simple a pro-feminist nor a misogynist in the patriarchal society.
文摘The Sound and the Fury is basically a story about lost innocence, which concentrates on the intensification of theme of im-prisonment in the past and won William Faulkner the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949. His fame rests chiefly on his truthful reflection and description of the American South,the innovative writing style in his works as well.
文摘Barn Burning is a short story written by William Faulkner, which first appeared in 1939 and has since been widely read.The story guides readers to observe the world through a 10-year-old boy, Sarty's point of view, at the same time, the continual intervening of omniscient narrator breaks through the restrictions of Sarty's subjective point of view. Faulkner's use of multiple points of view makes the novel hard to understand. In order to better appreciate Barn Burning, analysis of the use of multiple points of view with the help of Gerard Genette's focalization theory is necessary. Moreover, the application of Wayne Booth's ideas of implied author and discussion of Sarty's narrative reliability are also presented. Hopefully, it can help readers form a good habit of narrative thinking and understand the novel in a better way.
文摘The accession of an African-American Obama to the U.S. Presidency in 2008 is an epoch-making event. The thesis focuses on the current situation of the blacks in U.S. to highlight the prophetic nature of Faulkner, the Nobel Prize winning American novelist＇s exploration of the blacks throughout his career, namely, the miserable living states of the blacks, racial segregation against the blacks in the sphere of education and religion, racial discrimination against the blacks with regard to civil rights, racial persecution against the blacks in legal cases, and the dependency upon the black leadership to salvage the multi-ethnic nation and so on. The paper comes up with the conclusion that Faulkner is accurate in his prophecy that the savior of the nation, the blacks shall suffer and lead.
文摘As the narrative and the structural center of As I Lay Dying and Light in August respectively, Addie Bundren and Lena Grove are the very typical representatives of Faulknerian women. Besides, either of them is portrayed by William Faulkner from a male perspective as ＂the Other＂. Therefore, the comparative study of the 2 women characters aims at using feminist theory and methods of literary criticism to analyze their physical and psychological journey in the perspective of ＂the Other＂, and on this basis to reveal Faulkner＇s gender view.
文摘Through a social-historical study of Addie Bundren and Lena Grove—the women images in As I Lay Dying and Light in Au-gust, the reason why Faulkner could portray those women characters could be analyzed from a feminist point of view. Faulkner’s womenimages are formed under the social-historical context, in which women are subordinated. By Faulkner expertly revealing the history andincidents that shape their personalities, the reader comes to understand the psychological and sociological factors that contribute to the alienation that ultimately leads to their acts.
