Publisher's Synopsis
In this interpretation of William Faulkner's "Go Down, Moses" , Arthur Kinney argues that miscegenation - the mixing, over several generations, of the McCaslin, Edmonds, and Beauchamp bloodlines - serves as the narrative's central theme. By tracing the evolution of Faulkner's characters, exploring Faulkner's own family history, and placing Faulkner's fiction in the context of race relations in the South, Kinney gives a detailed account of the intersection of literature, biography, and history in this demanding and complex novel.
