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A groundbreaking work at the intersection of Faulkner studies and disability studies. Originally published in 2009 by Presses de la Sorbonne Nouvelle as L’Idiotie dans l’ouvre de Faulkner, this translation brings the book to English-language readers for the first time.

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With great authority and lucidity, Inventing Benjy shows brilliantly how Faulkner adopted the conceit of ‘idiocy’ for his innovative, contrarian, and revolutionary modernist project." - John T. Matthews, editor of William Faulkner in Context

Inventing Benjy

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    A Paperback by Frédérique Spill, Arby Gharibian, Taylor Hagood


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      Publisher: MP-MPP University Press of Mississippi
      Publication Date: 2/15/2024 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781496849014, 978-1496849014
      ISBN10: 1496849019
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      Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Disability: social aspects

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A groundbreaking work at the intersection of Faulkner studies and disability studies. Originally published in 2009 by Presses de la Sorbonne Nouvelle as L’Idiotie dans l’ouvre de Faulkner, this translation brings the book to English-language readers for the first time.

      Trade Review
      With great authority and lucidity, Inventing Benjy shows brilliantly how Faulkner adopted the conceit of ‘idiocy’ for his innovative, contrarian, and revolutionary modernist project." - John T. Matthews, editor of William Faulkner in Context

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