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The Great American Anti-Hero: Faulkner's Thomas Sutpen as the Uniquely American Version... - 0 views

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Clark Waggoner on 12 Nov 10

Any attempt to say something meaningful about the literature of William Faulkner must acknowledge the overwhelming task of saying anything at all about his literature. This truth makes itself most apparent in an attempt to write about Absalom, Absalom! In this article, which examines Absalom, Absalom!, the character of Thomas Sutpen is examined through the lens Joseph Campbell's Hero Archetype and is revealed to be the specific American version of the hero: the anti-hero.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Any attempt to say something meaningful about the literature of William Faulkner must acknowledge the overwhelming task of saying anything at all about his literature. This truth makes itself most apparent in an attempt to write about Absalom, Absalom! In this article, which examines Absalom, Absalom!, the character of Thomas Sutpen is examined through the lens Joseph Campbell's Hero Archetype and is revealed to be the specific American version of the hero: the anti-hero.</div>

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