Course | Go Down, Moses: The Ecological Faulkner with Carl Rollyson | Virtual
In 1942, just as the United States was entering World War II, William Faulkner published an episodic novel, Go Down Moses. At the heart of the novel is “The Bear,” a story about the life of Ike McCaslin and his initiation into the wonder of the wilderness that, in his lifetime, is fast disappearing. The novel takes its place in line with one of the first ecological novels in American history, James Fenimore Cooper’s The Pioneers (1823), which also deals with slavery, landownership, and the threat to the wilderness.
Behind the Bookcase Tour | Southern Gothic | In-Person
Look at rare books and manuscripts in the Rosenbach’s collection and read aloud some of the most gothic of the Southern Gothic in Dr. Rosenbach’s historic library.
Course | Reading Faulkner’s Light in August with Carl Rollyson | Virtual
Faulkner’s Light in August dives into the darkest corners of American history: religious fanaticism, racism, the horror of the Civil War, and the brutal legacy of lynching. In this bold masterpiece, Faulkner plays with time’s unbreakable grip.