Cambridge Companion to Abraham Lincoln

Klappentext Emphasizing the significance of his political and historical engagement, this work casts Abraham Lincoln as a cultural figure. Zusammenfassung This collection will appeal to teachers, students and readers of American history who want to understand Abraham Lincoln as a cultural figure. The essays examine the rhetorical power of Lincoln's prose – from the earliest legal decisions, stump speeches, anecdotes and letters, to the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural Address. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; List of contributors; Chronology; Introduction; 1. Rhetorically Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln and oratorical culture Ivy Wilson; 2. Abraham Lincoln and poetry Faith Barrett; 3. Seeing Lincoln: visual encounters Carol Payne; 4. The Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural Stephen Cushman; 5. Lincoln and the natural nation Timothy Sweet; 6. Abraham Lincoln and the American Indians Bethany Schneider; 7. Abraham Lincoln and the self-governing constitution Deak Nabers; 8. Abraham Lincoln and spiritual crisis Harold K. Bush; 9. Lincoln and England during the Civil War Paul Giles; 10. Lincoln in international memory Betsy Erkkila; 11. Lincoln in hemispheric relations Robert Fanuzzi; 12. Lincoln and the calling of the dead Anne Norton; Guide to further reading; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Shirley Samuels, Shirley (Cornell University Samuels
• Assisted by: Shirley Samuels (Editor), Shirley (Cornell University Samuels (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.07.2012
• EAN: 9780521145732
• ISBN: 978-0-521-14573-2
• No. of pages: 235
• Series: Cambridge Companions to American Studies; Cambridge Companions to Americ
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous