Southern Writer and the Civil War - The Confederate Imagination of William Gilmore Simms

This book lies at the intersection of Civil War history and the history of American literature. Rogers challenges prevailing assumptions about the nature of Southern identity during the American Civil War and describes an important period in the life of William Gilmore Simms, one of nineteenth-century America's most widely read authors.

List of contents

Introduction: Simms, Nationalism, and the Civil War South
Chapter One: From Southern Sectionalist to Southern Nationalist
Chapter Two: Simms and the Formation of the Confederacy
Chapter Three: Embracing the Storm: Simms and the Revolution of 1861
Chapter Four: The War at Woodlands: Simms on the Southern Homefront
Chapter Five: Simms and the Literary Confederacy
Chapter Six: "Art Ready for Battle:" The Poetry of War
Chapter Seven: To the End
Chapter Eight: Conclusion: Simms and Confederate Nationalism

About the author

By Jeffery J. Rogers

Summary

This book lies at the intersection of Civil War history and the history of American literature. Rogers challenges prevailing assumptions about the nature of Southern identity during the American Civil War and describes an important period in the life of William Gilmore Simms, one of nineteenth-century America's most widely read authors.

Product details

• Authors: Rogers, Jeffery J. Rogers, Rogers Jeffery J.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781498502030
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-0203-0
• No. of pages: 222
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)