English III – Introduction to Late Modern and Postwar Literature – Flashcards
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Read the excerpt from William Faulkner's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech. He must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid; and, teaching himself that, forget it forever, leaving no room in his workshop for anything but the old verities and truths of the heart, the old universal truths lacking which any story is ephemeral and doomed—love and honor and pity and pride and compassion and sacrifice. According to the excerpt, Faulkner believes that a young writer must
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focus on universal truths and human feeling rather than just the storyline.
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Read the excerpt from William Faulkner's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech. . . . the old universal truths lacking which any story is ephemeral and doomed—love and honor and pity and pride and compassion and sacrifice. Which best describes the meaning of the term "universal truths"?
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feelings and ideas that can be understood by everyone
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Read the excerpt from William Faulkner's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech. I refuse to accept this. I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. According to the excerpt, Faulkner believes that humankind will live forever
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because we are spiritual beings able to feel for others, give to others, and survive.
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Read the excerpt from William Faulkner's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech. The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to help him endure and prevail. According to Faulkner, the poet is not just a witness to the past, but also
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a force of strength and survival.
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The local color movement emphasized
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cultural diversity.
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Which value was emphasized in the writings of the Lost Generation?
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rebellion
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Read the excerpt from William Faulkner's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech. His griefs grieve on no universal bones, leaving no scars. He writes not of the heart but of the glands. According to Faulkner, the new literature
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is not written with true feeling.
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Many modernist writers were deeply affected by the horrors of World War II, particularly
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the Holocaust and the threat of global atomic war.
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With his writing, William Faulkner explored universal themes, such as
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the past and present in human lives.
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William Faulkner and John Steinbeck's fiction expressed
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a regional revival.
