Hoofbeats, Groans, and Milk: Domesticated Animals and Gendered Bodies in William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying.

This study scrutinizes William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying (1930), foregrounding the concept of the "animetaphor"—a term that encapsulates the metaphorical deployment of animals as a prism through which gender identity is interrogated within the text. By unraveling Faulkner's intricate depictions of a...

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Published in:	Mississippi Quarterly Vol. 77; no. 2; pp. 205 - 229
Main Author:	Romdhani, Mourad
Format:	Article
Published:	Johns Hopkins University Press 2025
Subjects:	As I Lay Dying (Book : Faulkner) Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 Domestic animals Lifting & carrying (Human mechanics) Foregrounding Gaze Horses 20th century (Literary period)
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