This comprehensive Companion to William Faulkner reflects the current dynamic state of Faulkner studies.

• Explores the contexts, criticism, genres and interpretations of Nobel Prize-winning writer William Faulkner, arguably the greatest American novelist
• Comprises newly-commissioned essays written by an international contributor team of leading scholars
• Guides readers through the plethora of critical approaches to Faulkner over the past few decades
• Draws upon current Faulkner scholarship, as well as critically reflecting on previous interpretations

Richard C. Moreland is Professor and former Chair of English at Louisiana State University. His previous publications include Faulkner and Modernism: Rereading and Rewriting (1990) and Learning from Difference: Teaching Morrison, Twain, Ellison, and Eliot (1999).