Games of Property: Law, Race, Gender, and Faulkner's Go Down, Moses

In *Games of Property,* distinguished critic Thadious M. Davis provides a dazzling new interpretation of William Faulkner's *Go Down, Moses.* Davis argues that in its unrelenting attention to issues related to the ownership of land and people, *Go Down, Moses* ranks among Faulkner's finest and most accomplished works. Bringing together law, social history, game theory, and feminist critiques, she shows that the book is unified by games-fox hunting, gambling with cards and dice, racing-and, like the law, games are rule-dependent forms of social control and commentary. She illuminates the dual focus in *Go Down, Moses* on property and ownership on the one hand and on masculine sport and social ritual on the other. *Games of Property* is a masterful contribution to understandings of Faulkner's fiction and the power and scope of property law.