Offers a series of essays on The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner's novel about the decline of the American South. The contributors include Richard Godden, Donald M. Kartiganer, Noel Polk and Dawn Trouard.
Americký román Série
Tato edice nabízí úvodní kritické průvodce klíčovými díly americké fikce. Každý svazek obsahuje podrobný úvod renomovaného odborníka, který se zabývá vznikem díla, jeho publikační historií a dobovým přijetím. Následují nově napsané eseje a doporučená literatura. Série je neocenitelným zdrojem pro studenty, kteří analyzují významné americké romány.
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