The world of William Faulkner is seen from a new   perspective in   Thomas Hines's imaginative and many-faceted study. Hines assesses the   impact of   the built environment on Faulkner's consciousness and shows how the   architecture   of the writer's fictional county of Yoknapatawpha reflects the actual   architecture of Oxford, Mississippi, and neighboring areas. Over 110   distinctive   photographs, in both color and black-and-white, beautifully complement   the text,   making this book both a reading and viewing pleasure.  Much has been written on the role of nature in Faulkner's work, but   architecture   and the built environmentthe opposite of naturehave been virtually   ignored.   Arguing that nature and architecture are of equal importance in   Faulkner's   cosmos, Hines examines the writer's use of architectural modes  primitive,   classical, gothic, and modernto demarcate caste and class, to convey   mood and   ambience, and to delineate character. Hines provides not only another   way of   understanding Faulkner's work but also a means of appreciating the power   of   architecture to reflect what Faulkner called ''the comedy and tragedy of   being   alive.''  Hines's gifts as an architectural historian and photographer and his   intimate   knowledge of Faulkner country are evident throughout this handsome book.   Combining cultural, intellectual, architectural, and literary history,   William   Faulkner and the Tangible Past will take Faulkner lovers, as well as   lovers of   architecture, on a fascinating tour of Yoknapatawpha County.

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