The American Interior: Identity and Commercial Culture in Faulkner's Late Novels

The article explores how William Faulkner’s later novels portray the idea of the American interior — not just as a physical setting, but as a space where personal identity, commercial culture, and social history intersect. Skinfill argues that in Faulkner’s later work, the American South and its interior spaces become sites where traditional identities are challenged by commercial and cultural change after the Civil War and into the 20th century. The essay analyzes how Faulkner uses literary form and narrative technique to rethink Southern identity amid social displacement and market pressures. It examines the tension between history, commerce, and individual self-understanding in Faulkner’s storytelling, showing how interior worlds reflect larger cultural transformations.

Loại tài liệu:

Article - Bài báo

Tác giả:

Skinfill, Mauri

Đề mục:

American Literature

Nhà xuất bản:

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Ngày xuất bản:

Fall 2005/Spring 2006

Số trang/ tờ:

Định dạng:

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Nguồn gốc:

The Faulkner Journal, Volume 21, Number 1/2, Fall 2005/Spring 2006, Pages 133-144,168

Liên kết:

ISSN 0884-2949

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The American Interior: Identity and Commercial Culture in Faulkner's Late Novels

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