- Paperback: 72 pages
- Publisher: Cliffs Notes; 1 edition (Oct 3 1963)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0822012197
- ISBN-13: 978-0822012191
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 0.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 23 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #735,589 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.
In CliffsNotes on The Sound and the Fury, you explore what is considered to be one of William Faulkner's greatest novels. The Sound and the Fury tells the story of the decline of the once-aristocratic Compson family of
Summaries and commentaries guide you through each section of the novel, and critical essays help you understand the origin of the book's title, the structure of the book, and Faulkner's stream of consciousness style of writing. Other features that help you study include
- A section on the life and background of William Faulkner
- A special guide to the Benjy section – the most difficult section of the novel
- Analyses of the major characters
- An additional critical essay on meaning through motif in the novel
- Review questions and essay topics
Classic literature or modern modern-day treasure — you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
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William Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi, but his family soon moved to Oxford, Mississippi. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
William Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi, but his family soon moved to Oxford, Mississippi. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
powerful and stark,
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This review is from: CliffsNotes on Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury (Paperback)
not just a high school cliche. i started it, read it through, turned back to page one and started it again.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic grip on reality,
By A Customer
This review is from: CliffsNotes on Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury (Paperback)
Faulkner's use of the stream of conciousness allows the reader to get into, not only the lives of his memorable characters, but their thoughts, their dreams, and their souls. In the Compsons, Faulkner has craeted a family not soon forgotten. It is not a family to be admired and their circumstances should be avoided at all costs, but the Compson family is very easily identified with. The book draws the reader into the thoughts of the dying South and all that the "South" entails. The book is a challenge but gets pleasantly simple after the first two books. Faulkner's style either gets clearer or you as the reader become more accustomed to the style. Either way, the book is truely a classic that I would recommend to any of my friends.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Strong characters but little action.,
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This review is from: CliffsNotes on Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury (Paperback)
This version makes much more sense than the one Faulkner himself dished up. No sorting through who said what to whom. I recommend this whole Cliff series.
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