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Light In August:

A Study of 20th Century Man's Search for Self

A Study of the Origins of Evil









"...a man's future is inherent in that man..."

-Faulkner in the University. p.139





Faulkner's Light in August is a metaphor. In fact it is many

metaphors, almost infinitely many. It is a jumble of allusions,

themes, portraits, all of them uniquely important, many of them

totally unrelated. In fact no 20th century writer has even

approached the sheer quantity of symbolism Faulkner packed into

every page, with, perhaps, the exception of James Joyce who went so

far as to surpass Faulkner in this regard. So obviously it would be

foolish to attempt to trace every line, follow every branch to its

root, one could spend a lifetime dissecting the book in this

manner. Fortunately, in the midst of this menagerie of wonders,

there are dominate themes. There are veins of meaning that permeate

throughout. Chief among them; Faulkner's study of 20th......

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