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基本説明
Provides a dazzling set of readings of William Faulkner's Go Down, Moses-that offers a deep understanding of the interrelationship between the treatment of persons as property and the perception of laws, social forms, and rituals as games.
Full Description
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.
Contents
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
