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Informationen zum Autor JAMES H. MEREDITH is Associate Professor of English at the United States Air Force Academy. He is also an Associate and Book Review Editor for War , Literature and the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities , and has served as Guest Editor as well. He has published on Ernest Hemingway, Ambrose Bierce, Stephen Crane, and war literature. He is currently working on several book-length projects, including one on Joseph Heller's fiction, which will be published in 1999. Klappentext This intriguing study examines the truth behind the myths and misconceptions that defined the American Civil War, as portrayed through the popular literary works of the time. The Civil War Era: A Historical Exploration of Literature examines the tremendous change the American Civil War brought to society as reflected in the literature of the time. It delves into the cultural, historical, and literary contexts of the era, looking beyond common conceptions and instead reflecting on the era's complexities and contradictions.The book profiles key American literature related to the war, both on and off the battlefield, including Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage , Ambrose Bierce's "Chickamauga," Louisa May Alcott's Hospital Sketches , the Civil War poems of Walt Whitman and Herman Melville, and Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address." This book serves to demonstrate how profoundly the actions on the Civil War battlefield shaped American politics, society, and the arts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword, Acknowledgments, Introduction, Chronology of the Civil War Era, 1 The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane, 1895), Synopsis of The Red Badge of Courage, Historical Background: The Red Badge of Courage and a Nation at War, About Stephen Crane: The Author Who Made the Battlefield Seem Real, Why We Read The Red Badge of Courage, Historical Explorations of The Red Badge of Courage, Documenting The Red Badge of Courage, The Evolution of Conscripted Service and the New York Draft Riots of 1863, Document: The Militia Act of 1862, Document: The Enrollment Act of 1863, Document: "The Conscription a Great National Benefit," 1863, Document: "The Mob in New York," 1863, Document: "Another Day of Rioting," 1863, Document: The Enrollment Act of 1864, Firsthand Accounts of the Face of Battle, Document: The Narrative of Private Sam Watkins, 1882, Document: The Memoirs of General William T. Sherman , 1889, Suggested Readings, 2 "Chickamauga" (Ambrose Bierce, 1889), Synopsis of "Chickamauga," Historical Background: "Chickamauga" and the Geography of the Battle of Chickamauga, About Ambrose Bierce, Why We Read "Chickamauga," Historical Explorations of "Chickamauga": Individual Soldiers on the Battlefield, Documenting "Chickamauga," On the Battlefield, Document: The Narrative of Private Sam Watkins, 1882, Document: The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant , 1885, Document: The Dispatch Carrier and Memoirs of Andersonville Prison , 1892, The Official Record of the Rebellion, Document: The Official Record of the War of the Rebellion , 1863, Suggested Readings, 3 Hospital Sketches (Louisa May Alcott, 1863), Synopsis of Hospital Sketches, Historical Background: Hospital Sketches and Taking Care of the Wounded and the Rights of Women, About Louisa May Alcott, Why We Read Hospital Sketches , Historical Explorations of Hospital Sketches , Documenting Hospital Sketches, The State of Military Medicine during the American Civil War, Document: The Evolution of Preventative Medicine in the United States Army, 1607-1939, Document: Grant of Powers from the President ...
