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FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1981
Description
In the years following World War I, William Faulkner
implied to his family and acquaintances that he had been a
pilot in the RAF. Some people even thought that he had flown
combat missions in France and had been wounded. He maintained
this fictitious persona throughout his life, and it was
accepted by most scholars and biographers. Several of
Faulkner's early works featured aviators as central characters,
and he treated them as romanticized, tragic heroes as
he did Confederate cavalry officers. Pylon, which was written
after he had actually started flying, reflects an awareness
of the psychology of flying not seen in his earlier works.
Faulkner's "wounded pilot" persona was only one facet of his
imaginative and creative personality, but knowledge of this
persona is necessary to the understanding of the man and thus
his art.
implied to his family and acquaintances that he had been a
pilot in the RAF. Some people even thought that he had flown
combat missions in France and had been wounded. He maintained
this fictitious persona throughout his life, and it was
accepted by most scholars and biographers. Several of
Faulkner's early works featured aviators as central characters,
and he treated them as romanticized, tragic heroes as
he did Confederate cavalry officers. Pylon, which was written
after he had actually started flying, reflects an awareness
of the psychology of flying not seen in his earlier works.
Faulkner's "wounded pilot" persona was only one facet of his
imaginative and creative personality, but knowledge of this
persona is necessary to the understanding of the man and thus
his art.
Language
Type
Form
Extent
55 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
14075
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FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1981.
Date Backup
1981
Date Text
1981
Date Issued (EDTF)
1981
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FADT14075
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monographic
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Attributed name: Department of English
Person Preferred Name
BOSTWICK, WALTER INGERSOLL
Graduate College
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55 p.
application/pdf
Title Plain
WILLIAM FAULKNER AND AVIATION: THE MAN AND THE MYTH
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Origin Information
1981
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sub Location
Digital Library
Title
WILLIAM FAULKNER AND AVIATION: THE MAN AND THE MYTH
Other Title Info
WILLIAM FAULKNER AND AVIATION: THE MAN AND THE MYTH