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Readers know that humor abounds in the writings of William Faulkner, but the thousands of articles and hundreds of books about his fiction contain little commentary on Faulknerian humor. To give attention to this subject crying out for schlarly treatment, numerous aspects of Faulknerian humor were explored at the Eleventh Annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference held in 1984 at the University of Mississippi.
Thirteen papers presented at that conference are collected in this volume. Deploring the scholar's tendency to emphasize only Faulkner's serious themes and to neglect the humor that is a natural part of his world, the editors have collected papers showing that humor is not a separate, subordinate part of Faulkner but is indeed at the heart of his writing. The various essays find natural humor even in The Sound and the Fury and Light in August, novels which are traditionally viewed only as tragedies. The elements of Southerwestern humor, folk humor, black humor, and classical comedy emerge from Faulkner's books and give them much of their vigor.
Thus Faulkner and Humor offers fresh vision for Faulkner's legions of readers who have seen his fiction as arising only from a dark and forbidding world.
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Dana Samarelli
reviewed Faulkner and humor on April 07, 2013
Faulkner and humor
Ive been working on a few series that I love and I'm running out of things to say about them. This series reads more like one continuous story than a series of books. If you love the first, you'll probably love them all.
The series follows an episcopal priest as he tries to live out his faith by helping and loving people in his orbit. He asks God for guidance, and if you've ever wondered what it must be like to be a priest, it's very enlightening. I love the series bc it always makes me laugh and I've grown v attached not just to the main character but to those who've become part of his extended family (don't want to give away anything for anyone who's unfamiliar).
There's some new faces in this one bc Father Tim is house sitting for a friend and winds up a vicar to a small, forgotten parish. But Jan Karon has a gift for characterization and so, as quirky as they may be, it's easy to love her characters.
All of the audiobooks so far have been narrated by John McDonough, who is fantastic as he changes voices for all the characters. Apparently the next two are narrated by someone else...which explains why I've never read those. Then McDonough picks up the series once again, thankfully.
I may backtrack to a Christmas novella bc a development in the lives of two of my favorite characters is missed if you skip it. And then I'd like to finally finish this series this year. Other than the novella, all of the other books would be first-time reads for me.
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