Description
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.
Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
366 pages
Language
English
Published
Jan 1, 1964
Publisher
Random House
Editions
78 editions
ISBN-10
0394427599
ISBN-13
9780394427591