Marking time with Faulkner: A study of the symbolic importance of the mark and of related actions

This book of literary criticism is a good introduction to Faulkner. It follows motifs of recurring actions, such as unlikely as it sounds - "moving, burning, squatting, eating and ultimately marking." That is, the uses Faulkner makes of imagistic language to leave "milestones&" and "deathless footnotes." Through a close look at the recurring language, the author detects clusters of revelation about style, message, and how a symbol itself evolves.

Some chapter titles are: "Thematics," "Movement,"Marks," "Malevolence," and "Impermanence." Suffuse with lively quotations from the books, the language is easily accessible yet closely researched. It has been recommended reading in university classes in Romania.