As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying is a 1930 Southern Gothic novel by American author William Faulkner. It is consistently ranked among the best novels of 20th-century literature. The book is narrated by 15 different characters over 59 chapters. The story is set in Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi.
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As I Lay Dying is a 1930 Southern Gothic novel by American author William Faulkner. It is consistently ranked among the best novels of 20th-century literature. The book is narrated by 15 different characters over 59 chapters. The title derives from Book XI of Homer’s Odyssey, wherein Agamemnon tells Odysseus: \”As I lay dying, the woman with the dog’s eyes would not close my eyes as I descended into Hades. As I Lay dying helped to solidify FaulkNER’s reputation as a pioneer, like James Joyce. For example, Faulkners first used the technique in The Sound and The Fury, and it gives it its distinctly intimate tone through the monologues of the characters.
For more information on the book, visit: http://www.faulkner-novel.com/ As-I-Lay-Dying-The-Book-By-William-Faulkners-Portrayal-of-Addie-Bundren-1930-1931-59- Chapters.html. The story is set in Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, which FaulKner referred to as \”my apocryphal county,\” a fictional rendition of the writer’s home of Lafayette County in the same state. It tells the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her poor, rural family’s quest to honor her wish to be buried in her hometown of Jefferson.
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