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The Imagined Civil War
Popular Literature of the North & South, 1861-1865
by Alice Fahs
ISBN: 0807825816
ISBN-13: 9780807825815
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Fahs investigates popular forms of American literature, including poems, songs, children's stories, romances, novels, histories, and humor, written by authors in both the North and the South during the Civil War. By studying this large output, Fahs draws conclusions about the changing consciousness of America, chronicling how its heros, victims, and its bystanders were depicted.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr
Published date: 2001
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.7 pounds
Pages: 410
Publisher's Notes
Instead of narrowly portraying the Civil War as a clash between two great, white armies, popular literature offered a wide range of representations of the conflict and helped shape new modes of imagining the relationships of diverse individuals to the nation. Works that explored the war's devastating impact on white women's lives, for example, proclaimed the importance of their experiences on the home front, while popular writings that celebrated black manhood and heroism in the wake of emancipation helped readers begin to envision new roles for blacks in American life.
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The Imagined War: Popular Literature of the North & South, 1861-1865
Fahs, Alice
Chapel Hill, N.C.: Univ. Of North Carolina Pr., 2001. xiv + 410 pp., frontis, b/w illus., notes, bib., index.. ISBN: 0-8078-2581-6. First Edition. Half-Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Civil War Literature. ( more information) Offered by Ross & Haines (United States)
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THE IMAGINED CIVIL WAR: POPULAR LITERATURE OF THE NORTH & SOUTH, 1861-1865
Fahs, Alice
University Of North Carolina Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. ISBN: 0807825816. "...a little-known and fascinating side of the Civil War - the outpouring of popular literature inspired by the conflict. From 1871 to 1865, authors and publishers in both the North and the South produced a remarkable variety of war-related compositions, including poems, songs, children's stories, romances, novels, histories, and even humorous pieces. "; 8vo; 410 pp. Keywords: Civil War, Fiction, Poetry. ( more information) Offered by Avon Hill Books (United States)
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