Strangely I quite liked the retellings from different perspectives, but it was a lot of Faulkner for one summer. I won't forget it in a hurry. Thanks for the thoughts about class and family.
Good one, Brian. Glad you got the video created and up. You really have a knack for explaining and "tying things together." (Who's idea was it to do The Trilogy, again? Una's?!!? 😉😁🤔 Glad we did it, got it out of the way, nice walk about thru Yoknapatawpha county, sho.) I tell ya: Once you read it--tall tales & recycled stories resurrected!--youll never forget it. On to Season 5 and _Absalom, Absalom!_ 🤠👍😎 Thanks. Brian.
I think we can blame Una if you like😁 I really enjoyed _The Hamlet_ and _The Town_ (mostly). _The Mansion_ just took a while to catch on for me. We need a full year to rest up for _Absalom, Absalom_.
The Hamlet, 1931; The Town, 1957; The Mansion, 1959. Take in those dates. The Hamlet was written in that one decade "One perfect time" of masterpieces. The other two almost thirty years later!
@@BookishTexan as early as 26 or 27 Faulkner had introduced his character Flem Snopes into something "Father Abraham" which he did not publish in his lifetime. His friend Phil Stone said that Faulkner had discussed with him a possible trilogy as early as 1927. My own copy of the Hamlet has in it copyright dates of 1931, 1932, 1936 and then the 1940 copyright. From my research the '31, '32, '36 copyrights are stories that were published prior to the novel's publication and which Faulkner pulled together into the novel The Hamlet. So that explains in some degree my confusion about its date of publication.
That is understandable. You are right that a few previously published stories were woven together to make up a significant chunk of _The Hamlet_ . Not the only time Faulkner did that I think. Thank you for your comment and for watching the video.
Hi Brian, I recently discovered your channel and have been enjoying your content. Found my way here through my admiration of Cormac McCarthy and newly found joy of William Faulkner. I was wondering if there are plans for any "Faulkner in August" 2023 reading group? Thanks for the all the great content, really enjoy hearing your point of view.
I’m glad McCarthy led you here! We are planning on reading Absalom, Absalom this August for our annual Faulkner in August read along. Announcements shoukd start going up soon. We usually have a reading group discussion on Voxer but I dont have any details at this point.
I've always thought of Light in August as an easier entry point to Faulkner than the others you mentioned. A bit surprised you think it is more difficult, but I'm sure you have your reasons. Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it.
I have a video about where not to start with Faulkner and at the end I list Light in August as a place to start with Faulkner. It is more difficult than the books in the Snopes Trilogy, but it is a great novel. One of my favorites by Faulkner.
@@BookishTexan I see, you were comparing it to snopes with that comment in the video, and not the other books you had just listed. Thanks for clarifying.
Great review, I’ve been meaning to get around to the Snopes trilogy for some time now. I have too many books from the library to read, so maybe after I finish those reads I’ll go back to Faulkner. How are you these days? Cheers.
I really wanted to understand Flem better and wish we had gotten in his head some. It's an interesting theory that there's just not much in there. :) I'm a big Faulkner fan and I finished all his work during the pandemic. The one novel I really would love to see you guys (ie the Faulkner enthusiasts) tackle is The Fable, because it was the hardest thing of his that I read and I feel like I just didn't get out of it what I should have. I looked around online for some help and didn't find much. I had high expectations since that was one of his books that won the Pulitzer Prize. I felt like I needed to be reading it in a class!
_A Fable_ is the only Faulkner novel I have attempted to read and not finished. It would be a challenge for our group, but I think its possible that its just not a very good book. Thanks Katie
Strangely I quite liked the retellings from different perspectives, but it was a lot of Faulkner for one summer. I won't forget it in a hurry. Thanks for the thoughts about class and family.
I felt a bit like I do when I read a Dickens novel that first appeared as a serialization: Its good, but I feel like there is some padding going on.😁
Brian mentions he struggles to get to Mansion... here I am still not done. Morning from Ireland!!
You've had a different summer than you expected I think so we'll let you off 😉
I wish I was in Ireland. That's a great reason for not reading Faulkner.
Have you toured Martello Tower yet?!? 🤔😂🤓
Good one, Brian. Glad you got the video created and up. You really have a knack for explaining and "tying things together." (Who's idea was it to do The Trilogy, again? Una's?!!? 😉😁🤔 Glad we did it, got it out of the way, nice walk about thru Yoknapatawpha county, sho.) I tell ya: Once you read it--tall tales & recycled stories resurrected!--youll never forget it. On to Season 5 and _Absalom, Absalom!_ 🤠👍😎 Thanks. Brian.
I think we can blame Una if you like😁 I really enjoyed _The Hamlet_ and _The Town_ (mostly). _The Mansion_ just took a while to catch on for me.
We need a full year to rest up for _Absalom, Absalom_.
@@BookishTexan Naw, the "blame" for doing The Trilogy rests upon my back ... I _did_ throughly enjoyed all of it!
The Hamlet, 1931; The Town, 1957; The Mansion, 1959. Take in those dates. The Hamlet was written in that one decade "One perfect time" of masterpieces. The other two almost thirty years later!
There is a big gap between their publications, but I think _The Hamlet_ was published in 1940.
@@BookishTexan as early as 26 or 27 Faulkner had introduced his character Flem Snopes into something "Father Abraham" which he did not publish in his lifetime. His friend Phil Stone said that Faulkner had discussed with him a possible trilogy as early as 1927. My own copy of the Hamlet has in it copyright dates of 1931, 1932, 1936 and then the 1940 copyright. From my research the '31, '32, '36 copyrights are stories that were published prior to the novel's publication and which Faulkner pulled together into the novel The Hamlet. So that explains in some degree my confusion about its date of publication.
That is understandable. You are right that a few previously published stories were woven together to make up a significant chunk of _The Hamlet_ . Not the only time Faulkner did that I think. Thank you for your comment and for watching the video.
My favorite Faulkner!
Cool!
I think I agree.
Hi Brian, I recently discovered your channel and have been enjoying your content. Found my way here through my admiration of Cormac McCarthy and newly found joy of William Faulkner. I was wondering if there are plans for any "Faulkner in August" 2023 reading group?
Thanks for the all the great content, really enjoy hearing your point of view.
I’m glad McCarthy led you here!
We are planning on reading Absalom, Absalom this August for our annual Faulkner in August read along. Announcements shoukd start going up soon. We usually have a reading group discussion on Voxer but I dont have any details at this point.
I've always thought of Light in August as an easier entry point to Faulkner than the others you mentioned. A bit surprised you think it is more difficult, but I'm sure you have your reasons. Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it.
I have a video about where not to start with Faulkner and at the end I list Light in August as a place to start with Faulkner. It is more difficult than the books in the Snopes Trilogy, but it is a great novel. One of my favorites by Faulkner.
@@BookishTexan I see, you were comparing it to snopes with that comment in the video, and not the other books you had just listed. Thanks for clarifying.
Great review, I’ve been meaning to get around to the Snopes trilogy for some time now. I have too many books from the library to read, so maybe after I finish those reads I’ll go back to Faulkner. How are you these days? Cheers.
The Snopes Novels are a good starting place.
Thanks Zeno
I really wanted to understand Flem better and wish we had gotten in his head some. It's an interesting theory that there's just not much in there. :) I'm a big Faulkner fan and I finished all his work during the pandemic. The one novel I really would love to see you guys (ie the Faulkner enthusiasts) tackle is The Fable, because it was the hardest thing of his that I read and I feel like I just didn't get out of it what I should have. I looked around online for some help and didn't find much. I had high expectations since that was one of his books that won the Pulitzer Prize. I felt like I needed to be reading it in a class!
_A Fable_ is the only Faulkner novel I have attempted to read and not finished. It would be a challenge for our group, but I think its possible that its just not a very good book.
Thanks Katie
Y’all steeped yourselves in Faulkner.
We did. It was a funky adventure.
Probably the closest one man will get into tapping into the human subconscious.
@@aron.gortman Perhaps.
@@BookishTexan When the killer is hunting down his prey towards the end of the novel. Faulkner is the GOAT.