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Uses of the past in the novels of William Faulkner / Carl Rollyson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rollyson, Carl E. (Carl Edmund), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historical fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Historical fiction, American.
- History in literature.
- Memory in literature.
- Time in literature.
- Southern States--In literature.
- Southern States.
- Faulkner, William, 1897-1962--Knowledge--History.
- Faulkner, William.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (167 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Open Road Distribution, 2016.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Presentation of the Past and of Historical Process as Legend and Fact in Flags in the Dust and The Unvanquished
- 3. The Recreation and Reinterpretation of the Past in Absalom, Absalom.
- 4. The Past as the Product of Historiography in Absalom, Absalom!
- 5. The Dramatization of the Past and of Historical Process in Go Down, Moses
- 6. Historical Research and the Evolution of History in Go Down, Moses
- 7. The Relationship Between Historical Fact and Historical Fiction in the Yoknapatawpha Novels
- 8. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Copyright Page.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 13, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 9781504029919
- 1504029917
- OCLC:
- 951807287
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