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• Author: Lee Steinmetz
• Date: 30 Dec 2012
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Language: English
• Format: Paperback::312 pages
• ISBN10: 1611860431
• ISBN13: 9781611860436
• Publication City/Country: East Lansing, MI, United States
• Dimension: 152x 229x 22.86mm::385.55g
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Get this from a library! The poetry of the American Civil War. [Lee Steinmetz;] - The Poetry of the Civil War is an extensive collection of verse inspired the nation's bloodiest conflict. This is poetry written ordinary people and presented to illustrate the many and varied "Walt Whitman and the Civil War strikes an admirable balance between scholarly research and narrative drama. Genoways has delivered an exciting literary history of America at war with herself and has positioned at the nation's very center the century's greatest poet."—Billy Collins "Sherlock Holmes could not have done better. Poems and Songs of the American Civil War "The poems and songs of the Civil War era are gripping and powerful. From the secession of South Carolina and the opening battle at Fort Sumter to Lee's surrender at Appomattox and Lincoln's assassination, this wealth of literature records a remarkable period in American OVERSTOCK SALE (50% OFF!) Writers on both sides of the American Civil War “brought to the crisis” (in editor J. D. McClatchys’ words) “poetry’s unique ability to stir the emotions, to freeze the moment, to sweep the scene with a panoramic lens and suddenly swoop in for a close-up of suffering or courage.” This vibrant collection The US Civil War (1861–1865) still serves as one of the milestones in American literary history, commonly representing the dividing line in survey courses and reference works on 19th-century American literature. Civil War literature often includes nonfiction genres such as diaries, letters, and memoirs. Civil War Poetry Some of the best Civil War poetry has been written about the Battle of Gettysburg. Jump below to see the Civil War poems other visitors have contributed. We’ve had some submissions from very talented writers! I appreciate poetry with good imagery that helps me understand what people were thinking and feeling during […] Deeply affecting and diverse in perspective, The Poetry of the American Civil War is the first comprehensive volume to focus entirely on poetry written and published during the Civil War. Of the nearly one thousand books of poetry published in the Get this from a library! The poetry of the American Civil War. [Lee Steinmetz; James M Lundberg;] - Deeply affecting and diverse in perspective, The Poetry of the American Civil War is the first comprehensive volume to focus entirely on poetry written and published during the Civil War. Of the The Poetry of the American Civil War [Lee Steinmetz] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Deeply affecting and diverse in perspective, The Poetry of the American Civil War is the first comprehensive volume to focus entirely on poetry written and published during the Civil War. Of the nearly one thousand books of I’m going to talk in somewhat general terms about the overarching idea of American literature in the Civil War, but I think we need to acknowledge up front that there are always two difficulties for us as teachers—whether junior high, high school, or college—to begin with. Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson and the War That Changed Poetry, Forever But both small poems reflect how, to adapt Lincoln’s words, “the war came” to American poetry. Literary historian Edmund Wilson's influential 1962 book, Patriotic Gore, shows how the war shaped American literature. ‘“Will not these days be thy poets sung": Poems of the Anglo-African and National Anti-Slavery Standard, 1863-1864’ features nearly 140 poems that appeared in two New York-based newspapers during a single tumultuous year of the Civil War. Until now, access to the National Anti-Slavery Standard and the Anglo-African - and the poems they The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign. It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, inSpotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. How is the American civil war a part of a poem's historical context? We need you to answer this question! Register to join beta. Related Questions. Asked in Poetry What question gives information about a poems historical context? Who was president during the poet's historical context. 9781611860436 Our cheapest price for The Poetry of the American Civil War is $9.39. Free shipping on all orders over $35.00. Civil War Poetry ''The Confederates were gray. The Union was blue. The Civil War had cannons.And poetry too.'' So, maybe that's not the best poem ever written, but there were some pretty amazing poems written during the American Civil War time period. The southern novelist has been better at creating plot situations and characters that embody the long, haunted aftermath of the Civil War, as in Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and Absalom, Absalom! The direct use of the Civil War as setting and theme in southern poetry has never been more pronounced than it was in the time of Timrod and African American troops liberating slaves in North Carolina, 1864. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. This special feature focuses primarily on the Civil War itself, its major battles and military leaders, as well as its prominent civilian figures and leaders and their words—particularly those of Lincoln, whose antislavery sentiments and Deeply affecting and diverse in perspective, The Poetry of the American Civil War is the first comprehensive volume to focus entirely on poetry written and published during the Civil War. Of the nearly one thousand books of poetry published in the 1860s, some two hundred addressed the war in some way, and these collectively present a textured portrait of life during the conflict. The Southern war poetry of the civil war Esther Parker Ellinger; 6 editions; First published in 1918; Subjects: Accessible book, American War poetry, American literature, American poetry, Bibliography, Civil War, 1861-1865, Confederate States, History, Poetry, Poetry, 1861-1865, Southern States, United States Civil War, 1861-1865; Places I’ve been reading through a collection of Civil War Christmas stories and poetry. So…just for something a little something different this weekend in the holiday season, I thought it would be nice to share some poems. The tone in these poems stands in contrast to the …

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