The Designs of Faulkner's 'Yoknapatawpha Saga' and Balzac's Human Comedy

Jacques Pothier (1)

1 SUDS - Suds d'Amériques, Espaces Atlantiques

A comparison of the deliberate designs of Balzac's Comédie Humaine and Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County. Comparisons between elements of plots, characters, names. The creation of a diegesis through recurring characters. Review of pre-existing scholarship.

Mots clés: Faulkner William; Balzac Honoré de; William Faulkner; Honoré de Balzac

Domaines: Littératures

Jacques Pothier. The Designs of Faulkner's 'Yoknapatawpha Saga' and Balzac's Human Comedy. Faulkner Journal, 1998, 13 (1-2), pp.109-130. ⟨halshs-00769829⟩