Sartoris (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: William Faulkner
- First Published: 1929
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Immediately following World War I
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life
- Locales: Virginia
Places Discussed
Jefferson. Fictional town in the northwest corner of the state of Mississippi. Faulkner drew many details from his hometown of Oxford for his portrayal of Jefferson, although he changed details to suit his needs. Both towns are set in the hills of northern Mississippi, which was settled in the first half of the nineteenth century by families of English, Scottish, and Welsh descent, who had immigrated from Britain and settled first in the Carolinas or Virginia, then drifted south toward Mississippi. Faulkner makes much of the parallels between his created...
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