{"product_id":"as-i-lay-dying-by-william-faulkner-9780393614534","title":"As I Lay Dying","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Norton Critical Edition is based on the 1985 corrected text and is accompanied by newly updated and expanded explanatory annotations and an introduction by Michael Gorra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBackgrounds and Contexts\u003c\/em\u003e is divided into three sections, each of which includes a concise introduction by Michael Gorra. These introductions carefully frame the issues presented, with particular attention to \u003cem\u003eAs I Lay Dying\u003c\/em\u003e's place in Faulkner's literary life. \u003cem\u003eContemporary Reception\u003c\/em\u003e includes a selection of seven reviews, featuring those by Julia K. W. Baker, Henry Nash Smith, and Valery Larbaud. \u003cem\u003eThe Writer and His Work\u003c\/em\u003e examines Faulkner's own claims regarding the composition of the novel and his changing opinions over time. This section includes sample pages from the manuscript, his Nobel Prize address, and additional writings by Faulkner on Yoknapatawpha County. \u003cem\u003eCultural Context\u003c\/em\u003e reprints seven essays and advertisements — three selections new to the Second Edition — along with other materials that address questions of Southern motherhood, Agrarianism, and the Southern grotesque.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCriticism\u003c\/em\u003e begins with the editor's introduction to \u003cem\u003eAs I Lay Dying\u003c\/em\u003e's critical history and scholarly reception. Eleven critical essays are included, five of which are new to the Second Edition, by Olga W. Vickery, Cleanth Brooks, Eric Sundquist, Doreen Fowler, Dorothy J. Hale, Patrick O'Donnell, John T. Matthews, John Limon, Richard Godden, Susan Scott Parrish, and Erin E. Edwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA chronology and a selected bibliography are also included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470059028716,"sku":"9780393614534","price":53.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780393614534-as-i-lay-dying.jpg?v=1775210418","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/as-i-lay-dying-by-william-faulkner-9780393614534","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}