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In 1929 Faulkner married Estelle Oldham Franklin, his childhood sweetheart, who had divorced his first husband, a lawyer. Next year he purchased the traditional Southern pillared house in Oxford, which he named Rowan Oak. Architecture was important for the author-he obsessively restored his own house, named his books after buildings ('the mansion'), and depicted them carefully: "It was a big, squarish frame house that had once been white, decorated with cupolas and spires and scrolled balconies in the heavily lightsome style of the seventies, set on what had once been our most select street." (from 'A Rose for Emily')
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Information about Faulkner's books, short stories, speeches, poetry, letters and other writings. It ... has information about his life and adopted hometown. It also has a link to other Faulkner sites information about Faulkner's play writing career and commonly-asked questions about Faulkner.
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Though he is commonly known to have been a sometimes-volatile alcoholic, Faulkner managed to keep his rocky personal life from tarnishing his reputation as one of the greatest American writers in history. Read in classrooms throughout the world, and recently reintroduced to millions as a part of Oprah Winfrey's book club, Faulkner has ... gained a reputation for being a difficult read, presumably because of his affinity for long sentences. However, his complex interwoven themes of lost innocence, despair, and redemption resonate just as strongly today as modern readers recognize a similar cultural dissolution in their own world.
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Students can read the Faulkner short story and then view the film. Have the students analyze how seeing the film either enhanced or deterred their perception of the story. Students can be asked to reflect, in writing, on their thoughts about the short story after reading the story and then again after watching the film. Have the students share their thoughts with a partner. The teacher can ask for volunteers to share their thoughts with the class. This class discussion could focus on whether the content or meaning of stories might be lost or enhanced when books and short stories are made into movies.
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It was not until after World War II that Faulkner received critical acclaim. French critics recognized his power first; André Malraux wrote an appreciative preface to Sanctuary, and Jean Paul Sartre wrote a long critical essay on Faulkner. The turning point for Faulkner's reputation came in 1946, when Malcolm Cowley published the influential The Portable Faulkner (at this time all of Faulkner's books were out of print!).
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Minter deals with Faulkner’s life more circumspectly than does Blotner, with less detail, but included in this book are more extensive critical commentary on the literary works by Faulkner. Also included are a chronology, genealogical chart, and bibliographical notes.
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