Poor man. Poor mankind.

William Faulkner

Light in August

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Topic

The human condition

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Author

William Faulkner

Source

Light in August

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Lament

Language

English

Time

1932 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Faulkner, William. Light in August. Smith & Haas, 1932, ch. 4.

Current Citation

Faulkner, William. Light in August, edited by Melanie Taylor. W. W. Norton & Company, 2022, ch. 4.

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Yeats, William Butler. "Vacillation." The Winding Stair and Other Poems. The Macmillan Company, 1933, pt. 5, st. 2.

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Hesiod

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Hesiod. Ἔργα καὶ Ἡμέραι [Works and Days]. c. 700 BC, l. 289.

Current Citation

Hesiod. "Works and Days." Theogony and Works and Days, translated by M. L. West. Oxford University Press, 2009, l. 289.