{"product_id":"9781603290852","title":"Approaches to Teaching Faulkner's As I Lay Dying","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs I Lay Dying is considered by many both the most enigmatic and the most accessible of Faulkner's major works. It is also the most dramatic; the journey of the Bundrens, a family of poor farmers in the South in the early twentieth century, unfolds like a one-act play, full of natural disaster and human madness. Taught in high school, college, and graduate courses, the novel lends itself to a wide range of interpretations, posing both challenges and opportunities for the instructor.  Part 1 of this Approaches volume, \"Materials,\" offers an extensive guide to reference materials helpful for both reading and teaching As I Lay Dying. In Part 2, \"Approaches,\" fourteen essays examine the historical, geographic, and cultural aspects of the novel; consider it as a modernist narrative; address such issues as gender, materiality, language, and family dynamics; and discuss the novel in comparative and intertextual terms. Teachers will find suggestions for course design, in-class exercises, and assignments to help students explore a variety of themes, including death and mourning, the role of the mother, work, and the relation between nature and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67595046093074,"sku":"9781603290852","price":70.06,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/3093\/4173\/files\/9781603290852.jpg?v=1790978742","url":"https:\/\/bargainbooks.com.au\/products\/9781603290852","provider":"Bargain Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}