The Radiance of the Fake: "Pylon's" Postmodern Narrative of Disease

This article analyzes William Faulkner’s novel Pylon through a postmodern lens, arguing that the book constructs a “narrative of disease” that plays with authenticity and imitation in a way typical of postmodern literature. Faulkner’s narrative technique, especially his use of fragmented perspective and self-reflexive storytelling, highlights how the fake or artificial in the novel becomes a central aesthetic strategy — a way of representing the characters’ emotional and social instability. The essay explores how Pylon uses this sense of “fakeness” not only as a stylistic feature but also as part of the broader thematic structure, suggesting that the fake can reveal deeper truths about human experience and cultural dynamics.

Loại tài liệu:

Article - Bài báo

Tác giả:

Gaylord, Joshua

Đề mục:

Literary criticism

Nhà xuất bản:

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Ngày xuất bản:

Fall 2004/Spring 2005

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Định dạng:

pdf

Nguồn gốc:

The Faulkner Journal, Volume 20, Number 1/2, Fall 2004/Spring 2005, Pages 177-195,197

Liên kết:

ISSN 0884-2949

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