“He made the earth first and peopled it with dumb creatures, and then He created man to be His overseer on the earth and to hold suzerainty over the earth and the animals on it in His name, not to hold for himself and his descendants inviolable title forever, generation after generation, to the oblongs and squares of the earth, but to hold the earth mutual and intact in the communal anonymity of brotherhood, and all the fee He asked was pity and humility and sufferance and endurance and the sweat of has face for bread.”
Quote by William Faulkner
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Bear, man, and God: eight approaches to William Faulkner's The bear
Comprising eight different essays, 'Bear, Man, and God' delves into the complexities of Faulkner's narrative, examining the novel's exploration of human nature, Southern culture, and the impact of history on individual lives. more
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William Faulkner
William Faulkner, an American writer born on September 25, 1897, and died on July 6, 1962. Known for his unique narrative techniques and profound descriptions of Southern society and history, Faulkner is considered one of the great novelists of the 20th century. more
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