Faulkner - Masks and Metaphors

That Faulkner was a “liar” not just in his writing but also in his life has troubled many critics. This critical study by one of the most acclaimed international Faulkner scholars takes its cue from Nietzsche's concept of “truth as a mobile army of metaphors” and from Ricoeur's dynamic view of metaphor and treats the wearing of masks not as an ontological issue but as a matter of discourse.