Who is Phil Stone, and what role does he play in Faulkner’s career as a writer?
Phil Stone, four years older than Faulkner, can rightly be considered Faulkner’s first literary mentor. Educated at Ole Miss and Harvard, and pursuing a law degree from Yale University, Stone took the young poetry writer under his wing and — Select a Genre or Title — ALL WORKS (Comprehensive List): ESSAYS: LETTERS: POETRY: NOVELS: ———————– Absalom, Absalom! As I Lay Dying A Fable Flags in the Dust Go Down, Moses The Hamlet The Wild Palms [If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem] Intruder in the Dust Light in August The Mansion Mosquitoes Pylon The Reivers Requiem for a Nun Sanctuary Sartoris Soldiers’ Pay The Sound and the Fury The Town The Unvanquished SHORT STORIES ———————– “Ad Astra” “Adolescence” “Afternoon of a Cow” “Al Jackson” “All the Dead Pilots” “Ambuscade” “And Now What’s To Do” “Appendix, Compson, 1699-1945” “Artist at Home” “Barn Burning” “The Bear” “A Bear Hunt” “Beyond” “The Big Shot” “Black Music” “The Brooch” “By the People” “Carcassonne” “Centaur i
