Faulknerian tragedy: the example of 'As I Lay Dying.' (Special Issue: William Faulkner): An article from: The Mississippi Quarterly

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From the supplier: 'As I Lay Dying' is representative of William Faulkner's modern tragedies. Like traditional tragedies, Faulkner's novel builds to a crescendo with the reader becoming aware before the actual event that a tragic moment is approaching. The tragic hero in the novel is Darl, whose arrest culminates a life of pained observations about the cruelty of the world that are eventually validated. The use of comic scenes and multiple narrators make the novel a non-traditional tragedy, but heighten its tragic aspects by making clear the emptiness of the family members' views of each other and the world.

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Title: Faulknerian tragedy: the example of 'As I Lay Dying.' (Special Issue: William Faulkner)
Author: Robert Merrill
Publication:The Mississippi Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 1994
Publisher: Mississippi State University
Volume: v47 Issue: n3 Page: p403(16)

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