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- Title
The Coveted Monument.
- Authors
van Stralen, Hans; Iken, A. M.
- Abstract
Since 1930, the year in which William Faulkner published A Rose for Emily, numerous critics have interpreted this intriguing story. Initially the focus was on the big question whether Emily went to bed with her dead lover Homer Barron. However, since the sixties a new approach to Faulkner's story appears and so-called resistant reading is perceptible in a more pointed way in interpretations. In this connection I would like to refer to the fascinating study by Judith Fetterley, who asserts that Emily takes revenge on a society which forces her to behave like a 'lady'. In my essay I would like to make a connection with this reading strategy from a psycho-analytical perspective. The central theme I want to focus on is the attitude of the male villagers towards Emily, in which the implicit desire to achieve sexual contact with this 'lady' becomes manifest.
- Subjects
ROSE for Emily, A (Short story : Faulkner); FAULKNER, William, 1897-1962; SEXUAL intercourse; PSYCHOLOGY in literature; LITERARY characters
- Publication
PsyArt, 2013, p4
- ISSN
1088-5870
- Publication type
Article