Articles about life and death of William Faulkner (0-2 of 2)
Southern Gothic Writing In A Rose For Emily"' And To Kill A Mockingbird By: Paul Thomson | - Southern Gothic is an American subgenre of the Gothic style, which is probably most familiar to you from the Bront sisters of Victorian England. (No, were not talking Hot Topic here.) Like its European progenitor, the Southern Gothic style relies heavily on the supernatural only with less O, Heathcliffe! and more Oh no, racism! (Unlike Gothic novels, Southern Gothic novels are more interested in uncovering social crimes and injustices than being gloomy for gloomy ... Tags:William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily, To Kill a Mockingbird
A Rose For Emily: Memorializing The Anniversary Of William Faulkner's Death By: Paul Thomson | - July 6, 2009 marks the forty-seventh anniversary of William Faulkners death. Although the date of someones demise isnt the kind of thing we typically celebrate (what, no piatas?), we must remember that Faulkners writing relied heavily on themes of death and decay, and that he would never have us flinch in the face of his or anyone elses mortality.
