Faulkner 福克纳

1、William Faulkner,Sept 25, 1897 July 6, 1962,William Faulkner,(18971962),General information One of the most influential writers of the 20th century, his reputation is based on his novels, novellas (中篇小说）and short stories. However, he was also a published poet and an occasional screenwriter(编剧家). Mos

2、t of Faulkners works are set in his native state of Mississippi, and he is considered one of the most important southern writer.,Childhood,Faulkner was Born in New Albany, Mississippi on September 25,1897. The family Moved to Oxford , Mississippi (prototype of Yoknapatawpha), the setting of most of

3、his works) when he was 5 years old. He grew up as the eldest son of four brothers. As a schoolchild, Faulkner had much success early on.However, beginning somewhere in the fifth grade of his schooling, Faulkner began to play hooky（逃学） occasionally and became somewhat indifferent to his schoolwork.,A

4、s a Young Man,He had always dreamed of becoming a pilot in the army however was declined because of his height. In 1918, trained as a pilot for the Royal Canadian Flying Corps（加拿大皇家飞行队）. In 1919, university of Mississippi, after three semesters he dropped out.He began to drink excessively. In 1920,

5、he got a job at a bookstore so that he could read many works from Hawthorne, Mark Twain and so on. In 1925, he went to Eurpoe, his literary began in New orlends where he met Sherwood Anderson, who helped him get his first novel Soilder Pay (军饷）published in 1926.,Adulthood,In 1929-1942, a period of a

6、mazing literary output The Sound and the Fury(1929) 喧哗与骚动 As I Lay Dying(1930) 我弥留之际 Sanctuary(1931) 圣殿 Light in August(1932) 八月之光 Absalom,Absalom!(1936) 押沙龙，押沙龙 The Hamlet(1940) 村子 Go Down,Moses(1942) 去吧，摩西 Early 1940s, forgotten by the public,in 1945, a second rise to fame, higher than the first.I

7、n 1949,received the Nobel Prize for Literature.,The End of His Life,Faulkner died July 6th, 1962 after suffering from a coronary occlusion (心肌梗塞) Up to his death he worked as a Writer-In-Residence(常驻作家） at the University of Virginia in 1957. The United States Postal Service(美国邮政服务中心) issued a first-

8、class 22-cent stamp commemorating his life and stint as a postmaster.,Yoknapatawpha Country (约克纳帕塔法郡） Most of Faulkners works are set in Yoknapatawpha County, an imaginary place based on Faulkners childhood memory about the town of Oxford in his native Lafayette County. However, it not merely an ima

9、ginary place, it could be considered as an allegory and a parable of the south.,A Rose for Emily 献给艾米丽的一朵玫瑰花,约克纳帕塔法世系,威廉福克纳一生共写了19部长篇小说与近百篇短篇小说，其中15部长篇与绝大多数短篇的故事都发生在约克纳帕塔法县，称为约克纳帕塔法世系这个“世系”以美国南方几个庄园主世家的荣辱兴衰为主线，表现了一个世纪以来美国南方社会的历史命运、社会变迁以及各阶层人物的起伏沉浮，写出了美国南方地区的典型特征，具有浓厚的乡土气息。约克纳帕塔法是福克纳作品的标志，是文学史上有名的虚构地

10、点之一，原型是他故乡所在的拉斐特郡（Lafayette）。,Authorial transcenden The writer should be interested in all mans behavior with no judgement whatever. Faulkner allows his characters to enjoy a maximum degree of autonomy and independence. He would rather the character explain themselves with little intervention of the author. Stream of consciousness “interior monologue”, the reactions and inner thoughts of the narrators. broke through the bounds of time and space, and depicted vividly and skillfully the unconscious activity of the mind. multiple points of view showi