Tuesday, August 26th, 2008...9:25 pm
Faulkner & Morrison
(image from cultural logic)
I am currently taking a course on William Faulkner and Toni Morrison and after the first class and doing some readings I am really excited for the class to get going.
I freely admit to being ignorant about souther writers although I have read a few novels by both Faulkner and Morrison. Being from the North attempting to understand the Southern mentality has always been like wandering into an unknown territory. Never quite sure what to expect.
Some of the first readings we have to do are Faulkner & Morrison’s acceptance speeches for the Nobel prize. Mary-Kathryn, who is also in the class, sent me a message with a link to some audio of Faulkner reading. Included on that site is the audio of the Nobel prize speech. Never having heard Faulkner’s voice before a jolt of excitement went through me as I heard him, southern twang and all, deliver the speech. In an instant Faulkner became real to me and his narrative is one of a new friend who I long to get to know. Oh yes, this will be a good seminar.
Download Faulkner’s Nobel Prize Speech
2 Comments
August 27th, 2008 at 2:41 am
Shannon,
I have to say that Faulkner is for me the single greatest American artist. He is magic between two covers. And his Nobel Speech makes him that much more human and vulnerable. I took a class in undergraduate on Faulkner and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and it was really fun, so I envy you.
One more thing, Neo-Rev. You and I both know this is UMW Blogs, so how could you not embed the speech audio? Remember, UMW owns the internets now
Thanks for this gem.
August 27th, 2008 at 3:16 am
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