- Hardcover: 532 pages
- Publisher: Modern Library; Later Printing edition (1946)
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00005WWS8
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 12.7 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 408 g
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As I Lay Dying--Critical Edition, April 20 2010
By OlingerStories - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Norton Critical Edition As I Lay Dying (Paperback)
Faulkner is not for everyone, I think anyone who has ever read a single page of his writing canagree to that. Stream of consciousness dictates to the point of distraction, characters contradict
themselves, and you almost break out in a sweat as atmospherically he's nothing but pure Mississippi.
But, he's fascinating with his use of language, and, amazingly, his stories move
forward. The trials and heartache involved in seeking to transport Addie Bundren to her desired
resting place in death are so haunting that the book is nearly impossible to forget.
The newly released Norton Critical Edition is a great help in putting it all together.
There are explanatory footnotes included in the text, along with a fine introduction and critical
essays at the back.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Best Paperback Edition Yet Released, Oct 13 2010
By R. Ross - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Norton Critical Edition As I Lay Dying (Paperback)
Norton Critical Editions are often hit or miss affairs, but in this instance their execution was perfect. I shan't comment on the novel--if you're even considering it, you know it's a classic and on the short list of great American--not to mention, modern--novels ever written. What this edition does is make explicit why: it contains a series of Faulkner's commentaries on the novel from a lecture series at the University of Virginia; some excellent essays on the work by the likes of Stephen M. Ross, Cleanth Brooks, and a phenomenal formalist criticism by Eric Sundquist; as well as copious goodies interspersed, like a commentary on Faulkner's writing method and a few reprints of the novel's original drafts, both typed and handwritten. With a well written intro by Michael Gorra and a $7 (!) price tag, this is the copy to get if you're considering a little trip with the Bundrens.EDIT: In the seven days since I posted this, Amazon has raised the price to ~14, which makes it somewhat less of a steal. I'd still recommend it, however, to anyone interested in this work as well as a thorough guide to its various nuances.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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May Not Have Otherwise Read, Nov 6 2011
By J. Paschal - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Norton Critical Edition As I Lay Dying (Paperback)
Classic fiction really isn't my cup of tea. I did really enjoy Faulkner's "stream of consciousness" writing style. At first, I really fell into the story and the plight of the characters. Then I began to lose interest with the slow pace of the plot. However, towards the end, the drama increased and I got back into the story. There were some amazing lines of thought in the story that really made me think. I think my favorite was a line from Addie Bundren "... and that sin and love and fear are just sounds that people who never sinned nor loved nor feared have for what they never had and cannot have until they forget the words." Overall, As I Lay Dying was a dark novel that is deeply moving and lyrical at times, and sharply to-the-point and simple at others. Glad I read it.
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