威廉·福克纳是美国最具影响力的现代派作家代表之一,目前国内外对于福克纳的研究主要围绕在其作品中的“南方”意识和艺术手法上,对于其文学创作特色研究则相对较少,故本文将在前人研究的基础上,试通过对其代表作《八月之光》的解读,来分析和探讨其小说中的现代主义文学创作特色。 William Faulkner is one of the representatives of the most influential modernist writers in the United States. At present, his research on Faulkner focuses mainly on the “Southern” consciousness and artistic techniques in his works, On the basis of previous studies, this paper attempts to analyze and discuss the characteristics of modernist literary creation in his novels through the interpretation of his masterpiece The Light of August.