"It aint nothing but jest another Snopes": White Trash in Faulkner's Snopes Trilogy.

The article explores William Faulkner's Snopes trilogy that offers a ground for expanding critical conversations on the racial concerns that Faulkner interrogated throughout his career. Topics discussed include "The Hamlet," "The Town" and "The Mansion" which bring to light anxieties over whiteness,...

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Publicado en:Mississippi Quarterly Vol. 70/71; no. 1; pp. 41 - 61
Autor principal: MELLETTE, JUSTIN
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: Johns Hopkins University Press Winter2017/2018
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Sumario:The article explores William Faulkner's Snopes trilogy that offers a ground for expanding critical conversations on the racial concerns that Faulkner interrogated throughout his career. Topics discussed include "The Hamlet," "The Town" and "The Mansion" which bring to light anxieties over whiteness, specifically, white trash in Yoknapatawpha, character Flem Snopes's inhumanity or the multiplicity of narrators Faulkner employs and how Faulkner utilizes and depicts whiteness in different ways.