Put on the spot, Stoner transcends to the world of words whilst he tries to analyse the sonnet. The professor, Archer Sloane, asks Stoner to analyse Shakespeare's Sonnet 73. At University Stoner is unmotivated and lost and has no interest in what he is studying until he takes a compulsory English literature class. Stoner dies an ordinary professor of English literature whose singular contribution was a manuscript donated to the University in his name after his death.īorn in Missouri to poor farmers, his parents send him to the University of Missouri to study Agrarian Sciences.
The author, removes all elements of suspense and surprise, revealing the fate of titular protagonist William Stoner as the novel begins. Stoner begins with a prologue which is the obituary of William Stoner, the protagonist himself. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.
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