Go Down, Moses (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: William Faulkner
- First Published: 1942
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1859-1941
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Race, South or Southerners, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Rural or country life, Incest, Rape, Cruelty, Hunting or hunters, Bears
- Locales: Yoknapatawpha County (fictive)
Places Discussed
McCaslin plantation. Located seventeen miles from Jefferson, this plantation was established by Carothers McCaslin near the end of the eighteenth century. The land’s passage through the generations of McCaslins and Edmonds tells the story of the McCaslin family. The land is handed down through the white side of the family, but worked chiefly by the family’s black side—the illegitimate descendants of the plantation’s founder through miscegenation with his slave Eunice and his incest with Thomasina—his own daughter by Eunice. The story titled “Was”...
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