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William Faulker ? 1897-1962 关群 201597237 * William Falkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi. and he was raised in and heavily influenced by the state of Mississippi, as well as by the history and culture of the American South altogether * He instead directed his attention to literature, and later stated that he modeled his early writing on the Romantic era in late 18th century and early 19th century in England * Mississippi marked his sense of humor, his sense of the tragic position of Black and White Americans, his characterization of Southern characters, and his timeless themes, including fiercely intelligent people dwelling behind the fa?ades of good old boys and simpletons. The experience of his life His works * The Nobel Prize: The Sound and the Fury (1929) As I Lay Dying (1930) Light in August (1932) Absalom, Absalom! (1936) A Rose for Emily Red Leaves That Evening Sun Dry September * stream of consciousness He also often use highly emotional, subtle, cerebral, complex, and sometimes Gothic or grotesque stories of a wide variety of characters including former slaves or descendants of slaves, poor white or working-class Southerners Settings of his novels *Yoknapatatawpha Country * The place functions as an allegory or a parable of the South. His writings are not only about its social and economic history, but its emotional and psychological history as well Themes of his novels *Conflicts between the old and the new *the old ,trying to keep the old moral value Such as honor,courage,pride,while at the same time carried a moral burden of guilt. *the new adopted a ruthless way of living brought by mass industry production Characters *his characters are often