Tag: William Faulkner

Literature

The Narrator and Narration of ‘A Rose for Emily’ Explained

By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘A Rose for Emily’ is William Faulkner’s most widely studied short story, and its distinctive narrative voice is one reason for the story’s continued appeal. More so than ‘Barn Burning’ and ‘Dry September’, which are probably Faulkner’s other best-known stories, ‘A Rose for Emily’ […]

Literature

‘A Rose for Emily’: Characters

By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘A Rose for Emily’ by William Faulkner contains some memorable characters besides Emily herself. Even the narrator is a curious creation and deserving of further discussion, since Faulkner does some interesting things with narrative in his short story. Let’s take a closer look at […]

Literature

‘A Rose for Emily’: Themes

By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) William Faulkner’s celebrated short story ‘A Rose for Emily’, which was initially published in Forum in 1930 before being reprinted in his short-story collection These Thirteen the following year, encompasses a great number of important and weighty themes within its dozen or so pages.