“BARN BURNING” AND FAULKNER’S UNIQUELY ANACHRONISTIC AESTHETIC

“Barn Burning” is one of William Faulkner’s most widely read short stories, second perhaps only to “A Rose for Emily”. But where “Emily” is Faulkner’s most digestible story, “Barn Burning” is the ideal introduction to Faulkner’s unique and sometimes difficult literary aesthetic. I’ve long claimed that very few people actually love William Faulkner, unlike, say, […]

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