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Sound and the fury
William Faulkner was an American writer known for his novels, short stories, poems, screenplays and plays. Some of his most famous works include The Sound and the Fury (1929), As I Lay Dying (1930), and Absalom, Absalom! (1936). Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949 for his innovative style and portrayal of the American South. The Sound and the Fury uses stream of consciousness techniques to tell the story of the declining Compson family through the perspectives of different narrators.
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Sound and the fury
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- 2. American writer Novels, short stories, poetry, screen plays, essays, and plays. Shakespeare of American Literature William Cuthbert Faulkner
- 3. The Sound andthe Fury 1929 Absalom, Absalom! 1936 As I Lay Dying 1930 Light in August 1932 His Works
- 4. Nobel Prizefor Literature 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1955 and 1963 National Book Award 1951 and 1955 Awards
- 5. Novel, SouthernGothic & Modernist Effect of American Civil War (1861-1865) on South American People. Use of Stream of Consciousness Technique The title of this novel is taken from Shakespeare’s Macbeth Adapted for film in 1959 & 2014 The Soundandthe fury
- 6. A literarystyle in which a character’s thoughts, feelings, and reactions are depicted in continuous flow, without interruptions. Term was coined by William James in his The Principles of Psychology 1980 William Faulkner was the first to use this technique in America Stream of Consciousness
- 7. Compson family Parents:Jason & Caroline Children: Quentin, Candce, Jason, Benjamin Servants Dilsey & others Characters
- 8. Time, memory,and past Family Decline and corruption of Southern Aristocratic values Themes
- 9. Story toldin four parts. Each one is narrated by different characters. Setting – Jefferson Mississippi Appendix – History of Compson family
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