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How (and why) to read William Faulkner

Sascha Morrell · TED

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William Faulkner is considered one of America's most remarkable and perplexing writers. He confused his audience intentionally, using complex sentences, unreliable narrators, and outlandish imagery. His body of work is shocking, inventive, hilarious, and challenging. So how can readers navigate his literary labyrinths? Sascha Morrell explains how to read one of literature's most confusing writers. [Directed by Naghmeh Farzaneh, Sarah Saidan, narrated by Christina Greer, music by Adam Larison].

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Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Sascha Morrell
Year
2023
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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