Originally selected by Faulkner scholars Blotner and Litz for their
series on the author, this pathbreaking monograph contains a
comprehensive and provocative discussion of Faulkner's historical
vision. Drawing on the rich literature of historiography (including the
writings of R. G. Collingwood and Herbert Butterfield), and on a
wide-ranging body of scholarship on the historical novel (including
discussions of Scott, Thackeray, and Conrad), Rollyson shrewdly probes
Faulkner's dynamic and changing uses of the past. Also taking advantage
of his own work as a biographer, Rollyson has updated, revised, and
expanded his original book--extending his dialogue with recent Faulkner
critics.