The Sound and the Fury

Roberts, James

ISBN 10: 0822012197 / ISBN 13: 9780822012191

Published by Cliff Notes, Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1970

About this Item

previous owner stamp to title page. Picture is of actual book. The 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 Cliffs Notes 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, as told in stream of consciousness by three brothers Benjamin, Quentin, and Jason.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sound and the Fury
• Publisher: Cliff Notes, Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1970
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0822012197
• ISBN 13: 9780822012191
• Binding: Printer Wrapper
• Edition: Revised Edition
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction

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Synopsis

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 Yoknapatawpha County, in northern Mississippi, as told in stream of consciousness by three brothers – Benjamin, Quentin, and Jason.

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.

About the Author

A Fullbright scholar at the University of Vienna, JAMES L. ROBERTS was Professor Emeritus at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He taught extensively at major universities throughout the world.