Before You Read "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! One of the most important books in American Literature is "Absalom, Absalom!" Let's kick off our in-depth series with what are some things to know before starting. We structured this for both new readers to Faulkner as well as readers with some experience. We put a lot of thought into how the plot constantly evolves. There are issues with skipping to the timeline and the character bios in the back with spoilers. We're going to try to help solve that with this series with timelines for every few chapters and try to illuminate some angles that you can look at this text.   You can't talk about everything in this book. Please forgive that we're focusing on maybe what we think are the most important themes (Greek Myths, The Civil War, and The Bible). 

0:00 Introduction
2:47 Publication Info
3:27 Yoknapatawpha Reading Order
4:25 Why the Text is so Important?
6:23 Faulkner Warnings
8:38 Narrators
10:39 Story as Mystery/History
12:12 Major Themes: Greek Myths, The Civil War, The Bible
17:03 Road Ahead  

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