 | American Designs: The Late Novels of James and Faulkner Subjects: American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Knowledge Theory of in literature; James Henry 1843–1916 -- Criticism and interpretation; Faulkner William 1897–1962 -- Criticism and interpretation; American Designs addresses three major literary critical issues: the hermeneutics of the novel genre; the intense importance of this genre for American literature; and the way James and Faulkner explore the particular functions of the novelistic designs they inherited and transformed. Jeanne Campbell Reesman is the Jack and Laura Richmond Endowed Faculty Fellow at the University of Texas, San Antonio. |
