Absalom, Absalom! (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Faulkner
- First Published: 1936
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: Mississippi
- Principal Characters: Thomas Sutpen, Ellen Coldfield Sutpen, Henry, Rosa Coldfield, Goodhue Coldfield, Charles Bon, Quentin Compson, Shreve McCannon
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Segregation or integration, Family or family life, Genealogy, South or Southerners, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Civil War, Adultery
- Locales: Virginia, Haiti, Mississippi, West Virginia, Yoknapatawpha County (fictive)
The Story:
In the summer of 1909, when Quentin Compson was preparing to go to Harvard, old Rosa Coldfield insisted upon telling him the whole infamous story of Thomas Sutpen, whom she called a demon. According to Miss Rosa, he had brought terror and tragedy to all who had dealings with him.
In 1833, Thomas Sutpen had come to Jefferson, Mississippi, with a fine horse and two pistols and no known past. He had lived mysteriously for a while among people at the hotel, and after a short time he had disappeared from the area. He had purchased one hundred square miles of...
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