Jackanape

1. Monkey, ape

2. a.) An impudent or conceited fellow b.) A Saucy or mischievous child

From the Middle English, //Jack Napis//, nickname for [|William de la Pole], 1st Duke of Suffolk

The word "jackanape" appears in //Absalom, Absalom!// during a conversation between Jason and Quentin Compson, just after Quentin opens Charles Bon's letter to Judith. Jason Compson tells Quentin that Bon sent Judith many letters during their peculiar courtship. He describes the letters as, "gallant flowery indolent frequent and insincere" and Bon's attempts to impress Judith in these letters as, "the __jackanape__ antics of a small boy" (102).

Works Cited

Faulkner, William. //Absalom, Absalom!: The Corrected Text.// Vintage: New York, 1990. Print.

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