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| Name: |
William Styron | | Birth Date: |
January 11, 1925 | | Place of Birth: |
Newport News, Virginia, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
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writer |
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 Biography of William Styron
1,082 words, approx. 4 pages
 William Styron (born 1925) was a Southern writer of novels and articles. His major works were Lie Down in Darkness,The Long March, The Confessions of Nat Turner, and Sophie's Choice. His major theme was the response of basically decent people to such... summary from source:
 Biography of William Styron
10,165 words, approx. 34 pages
 The critics received Lie Down in Darkness (1951) as an auspicious first novel, perhaps the best to appear since World War II. Its style, if reminiscent of Faulkner, was distinctly the author's own; its psychological insights, accurate; and its moral... summary from source:
Biography of William Styron
10,139 words, approx. 34 pages
The critics received Lie Down in Darkness (1951) as an auspicious first novel, perhaps the best to appear since World War II. If reminiscent of Faulkner, its style was distinctly the author's own; its psychological insights, accurate; and its moral...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Styron, William (1925—) Summary
214 words, approx. 1 pagesThe novels of William Styron have won major literary awards, received tremendous popular attention, and been the subject of controversy. Styron's two best known novels, The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967) and Sophie's Choice (1979), deal... summary from source:
 William Styron Information
1,725 words, approx. 6 pages
William Clark Styron, Jr. (June 11 1925 – November 1 2006) was an eminent American novelist and essayist. Before the publication of his memoir <i>Darkness Visible</i> in 1990, Styron was best known for his novels which...
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 Reuters North American News Service Reuters historical calendar - November 1
10/25/2007: 326 words, approx. 1 pages Oct 25 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 1 since 1900: 1914 - Five German cruisers sank the British ships Good Hope and Monmouth at the Battle of Coronel off Chile during World War One, with... summary from source:
The New York Observer Oh Norman, My Norman
11/13/2007: 451 words, approx. 2 pagesWho was Mailer? He growled, boxed, inhabited the Earth. Breslin: 'People think he was a crazed creature—he wasn't.' MORE ... The subject was old age. Norman Mailer said there was a grace in aging. He didn’t feel as angry or self-involved as he once did;...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Gavin Cologne-Brookes
6,491 words, approx. 22 pages
In this excerpt, Cologne-Brookes sees in The Long March signs of a change in Styron's emphases, from his earlier view that literature is a way to achieve harmony in a chaotic world to his later conviction that art is necessarily part of a dialogue with sociohistorical matters.
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Critical Essay by Marc L. Ratner
4,433 words, approx. 15 pages
Below, Ratner provides an overview of the techniques and symbolism that Styron uses in The Long March "enlarging the narrative into his general theme of rebellion."
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Critical Essay by Irving Malin
4,428 words, approx. 15 pages
In the excerpt below, Malin discusses symbolism, characterization, and Styron's use of body imagery and contrast.
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