This book offers an understanding and analysis of the aesthetics of historying through the specific concepts and process of the fabricated, factitious, factional, factious, factitive, factive, factualist, fictitious, fictive and the figurative.

Alun Munslow is Professor Emeritus of History and Historical Theory at Staffordshire University and held various professorial chairs.

Introduction 1. Factional 2. Factitious 3. Fabricated 4. Factious 5. Factitive 6. Factive 7. Factualist 8. Fictitious 9. Fictive 10. Figurative. Conclusion