Darwin and Faulkner’s Novels: Evolution and Southern Fiction

Wainwright, M.

Displaying a wide range of knowledge and interpretive skill, Darwin and Faulkner's Novels reexamines the fiction of the great twentieth century American author from the interdisciplinary perspective of sociobiology. Challenging the assumption that Faulkner's South was nothing other than a reactionary wilderness and charting the manner in which Faulkner learned and applied his evolutionary concepts, this book unsettles staid interpretations of the Falknerian canon and overturns habitual judgments as to the value of his later novels.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2008-05-19

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230604629

DOI: 10.1057/9780230612051

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 243