The Hamlet, the first novel of Faulkner's Snopes trilogy, is both an ironic take on classical tragedy and a mordant commentary on the grand pretensions of the antebellum South and the depths of its decay in the aftermath of war and Reconstruction. It tells of the advent and the rise of the Snopes family in Frenchman's Bend, a small town built on the ruins of a once-stately plantation. Flem Snopes -- wily, energetic, a man of shady origins -- quickly comes to dominate the town and its people with his cunning and guile.
| ISBN: | 9780679736530 |
| Publication date: | 29th October 1991 |
| Author: | William Faulkner |
| Publisher: | Vintage Books an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 409 pages |
| Series: | Vintage International |
| Genres: |
General Fiction Rural communities Narrative theme: Sense of place Sagas |
The Hamlet, the first novel of Faulkner's Snopes trilogy, is both an ironic take on classical tragedy and a mordant commentary on the grand pretensions of the antebellum South and the depths of its decay in the aftermath of war and Reconstruction. It tells of the advent and the rise of the Snopes family in Frenchman's Bend, a small town built on the ruins of a once-stately plantation.
The Hamlet features in the following genres: General Fiction, Rural communities, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Sagas
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The Hamlet was written by William Faulkner and published by Vintage Books an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
The Hamlet has 409 pages
Yes it is part of Vintage International series