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Exploring the intersection of literature and economic history, Richard Godden analyzes how Faulkner's later works reflect the South's economic and racial upheavals during mid-twentieth century modernization. As tenant farming declined and African Americans migrated north, white landowners shifted their reliance from black labor to northern capital. Through in-depth readings of key novels, Godden reveals how narrative structures and language embody the era's economic complexities, illustrating the intricate relationship between literary forms and the prevailing economic systems.
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William Faulkner, Richard Godden
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- Released
- 2007
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- Title
- William Faulkner
- Subtitle
- An Economy of Complex Words
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Richard Godden
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- Pages
- 264
- ISBN13
- 9780691130712
- Category
- About Literature, Maps and Travel
- Description
- Exploring the intersection of literature and economic history, Richard Godden analyzes how Faulkner's later works reflect the South's economic and racial upheavals during mid-twentieth century modernization. As tenant farming declined and African Americans migrated north, white landowners shifted their reliance from black labor to northern capital. Through in-depth readings of key novels, Godden reveals how narrative structures and language embody the era's economic complexities, illustrating the intricate relationship between literary forms and the prevailing economic systems.