Date of Thesis
Spring 2020
Description
This thesis analyzes William Faulkner's "Mob Sometimes Right" (1931), Light in August (1932), Intruder in the Dust (1948), and "Letter to the Leaders in the Negro Race" (1953) alongside recent critical perspectives for their depictions of lynching and black empowerment to determine Faulkner's racial narrative regarding racial violence and civil rights.
Keywords
Faulkner, Lynching, Intruder in the Dust, Mob Sometimes Right, Light in August, Letter to the Leaders in the Negro Race
Access Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Type
Master of Arts
Major
English
Minor, Emphasis, or Concentration
Literary Studies
First Advisor
Michael Drexler
Second Advisor
John Rickard
Third Advisor
Elena Machado
Recommended Citation
Fisher, Tabitha, "Perspectives on Lynching in William Faulkner's Fiction and Nonfiction" (2020). Master’s Theses. 236.
https://digitalcommons.bucknell.edu/masters_theses/236
Included in
African American Studies Commons, American Literature Commons, Literature in English, North America Commons
Comments
This thesis analyzes William Faulkner's "Mob Sometimes Right" (1931), Light in August (1932), Intruder in the Dust (1948), and "Letter to the Leaders in the Negro Race" (1953) alongside recent critical perspectives for their depictions of lynching and black empowerment to determine Faulkner's racial narrative regarding racial violence and civil rights.