The title of the novel As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner comes from a line in the Odyssey by which Greek poet?
As I Lay Dying As I Lay Dying As I Lay Dying is a 1930 novel, in the genre of Southern Gothic, by American author William Faulkner. Faulkner said that he wrote the novel from midnight to 4:00 AM over the course of six weeks and that he did not change a word of it. Faulkner wrote it while working at a power plant, published it in 1930, and described it as a "tour de force". Faulkner's fifth novel, it is consistently ranked among the best novels of 20th-century literature. The title derives from Book XI of Homer's "Odyssey" (William Marris's 1925 translation), wherein
As I Lay Dying (band) 2001. They both were in the hardcore punk band Point of Recognition. The band's name came from the novel of the same name by William Faulkner that was published in 1930; although the band's lyrics and music are not directly inspired by the novel. Shortly after the band's formation, Pluto Records offered As I Lay Dying a recording contract and, after accepting the offer, the band entered the studio one month later to record their first album "Beneath the Encasing of Ashes", released in June 2001. The band then recorded five songs for a split album, again through Pluto Records,