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Remarks on Absalom, Absalom!
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The following remarks by Faulkner came in response to questions from students at the University of Virginia in April 1957 and at Washington and Lee University in May 1958. They are included in Faulkner in the University: Class Conferences at the University of Virginia 1957–1958, ed. Frederick L. Gwynn and Joseph L. Blotner (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1959). These remarks constitute the closest thing to an interview Faulkner ever gave concerning Absalom, Absalom! Q. Who is the central character of Absalom, Absalom!? It seems so obviously to be Sutpen, yet it’s been said that it’s also the story of Quentin, and I was wondering just who is the central character? A. The central character is Sutpen, yes. The story of a man who wanted a son and got too many, got so many that they destroyed him. It’s incidentally the story of Quentin Compson’s hatred of the bad qualities in the country he loves. But the central character is Sutpen, the story of a man who wanted sons.
Title: Remarks on Absalom, Absalom!
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Abstract
The following remarks by Faulkner came in response to questions from students at the University of Virginia in April 1957 and at Washington and Lee University in May 1958.
They are included in Faulkner in the University: Class Conferences at the University of Virginia 1957–1958, ed.
Frederick L.
Gwynn and Joseph L.
Blotner (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1959).
These remarks constitute the closest thing to an interview Faulkner ever gave concerning Absalom, Absalom! Q.
Who is the central character of Absalom, Absalom!? It seems so obviously to be Sutpen, yet it’s been said that it’s also the story of Quentin, and I was wondering just who is the central character? A.
The central character is Sutpen, yes.
The story of a man who wanted a son and got too many, got so many that they destroyed him.
It’s incidentally the story of Quentin Compson’s hatred of the bad qualities in the country he loves.
But the central character is Sutpen, the story of a man who wanted sons.
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