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A Kierkegaardian Reading Of Three Novels By Faulkner, Francine Marilyn Hall
A Kierkegaardian Reading Of Three Novels By Faulkner, Francine Marilyn Hall
Master's Theses
William Faulkner and S¢ren Kierkegaard, although separated in time by almost a century, possess a common concern: both are deeply interested in the numerous ways in which individuals live out their lives in either hope or despair. Exploring the avenues which might alleviate this despair and providing a basis for hope are tasks both authors have accepted as theirs.
This paper relates three novels by Faulkner to the stages of existence set forth by Kierkegaard in much of his philosophical writing. I intend to show that Faulk ner's characters serve as illustrations of different ways in which an individual may …