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When literature confronts the past through the present lens, great possibilities unfold. This series will explore William Faulkner's novel "Absalom, Absalom!" Just as "Moby Dick" and "Huckleberry Finn" emerged as 19th-century classics, Faulkner's "Absalom, Absalom!" stands atop the 20th-century literary canon. Rooted in Scripture and American literary traditions, the novel delves into the antebellum South, American social currents, the African American experience, and the Sutpen family's psychosexual drama in Yoknapatawpha County. This course will explore these themes through four classes, blending lectures and group discussions. Students will analyze Faulkner's intricate narrative, examining its profound exploration of light versus darkness, history, and human complexities within the American landscape. This series is being presented as a guided discussion with limited enrollment to foster discussion