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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457561803321

Autore

Honnighausen Lothar

Titolo

Faulkner [[electronic resource] ] : Masks and Metaphors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2006

ISBN

1-283-28243-7

9786613282439

1-60473-618-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 p.)

Disciplina

813.52

813/.52

Soggetti

Disguise in literature

Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 -- Literary style

Metaphor

Role playing in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Primary Texts: List of Abbreviations; Preludes; Masks and Metaphors of the Artist; Metaphorizing and Role-Play in Narration and Reading; Conclusion: Pastoral Portrait; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

That Faulkner was a ""liar"" not just in his writing but also in his life has troubled many critics. They have explained his numerous ""false stories,"" particularly those about military honors he actually never earned and war wounds he never sustained, with psychopathological imposture-theories. The drawback of this approach is that it reduces and oversimplifies the complex psychological and aesthetic phenomenon of Faulkner's role-playing. Instead, this critical study by one of the most acclaimed international Faulkner scholars takes its cue from Nietzsche's concept of ""truth as a mobile arm