The book offers a reading of Faulkner s novels §through the prism of elegy, in an attempt to solve §the as yet unsettled clash between Faulkner s dark §subject matter and the wonderful poetry used for its §narration. Diverting the focus of attention from the §dominant tragic elements in Faulkner s novels to the §antithetical voice of peaceful elegy hidden beyond §them, it exposes unexpected continuities between §traditional elegy and Faulkner s modern prose. §Intertwining the psychological with the aesthetic, §the book provides new insights into the meaning and §function of...