Games of property : law, race, gender, and Faulkner's Go down, Moses

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Games of property : law, race, gender, and Faulkner's Go down, Moses

Thadious M. Davis

Duke University Press, 2003

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-328) and index

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内容説明

In Games of Property, distinguished critic Thadious M. Davis provides a dazzling new interpretation of William Faulkner's Go Down, Moses. Davis argues that in its unrelenting attention to issues related to the ownership of land and people, Go Down, Moses ranks among Faulkner's finest and most accomplished works. Bringing together law, social history, game theory, and feminist critiques, she shows that the book is unified by games-fox hunting, gambling with cards and dice, racing-and, like the law, games are rule-dependent forms of social control and commentary. She illuminates the dual focus in Go Down, Moses on property and ownership on the one hand and on masculine sport and social ritual on the other. Games of Property is a masterful contribution to understandings of Faulkner's fiction and the power and scope of property law.

目次

Illustrations viii Acknowledgments x Introduction: The Game of Genre 1 1. The Game of Challenge 43 2. The Object of Property 77 3. The Game of Boundaries 119 4. The Subject of Property 174 5. Conclusion: The Game of Compensation 223 Notes 263 Bibliography 309 Index 330

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