Welsh Writing From the American Civil War - Sons of Arthur, Children of Lincoln

Klappentext Nearly ten thousand pages of writing in Welsh stemming from the American Civil War has survived--offering contemporary readers a surprising opportunity to look at the war from an entirely new perspective. In the first study of its kind! Jerry Hunter sifts through this huge archive of letters! diaries! poetry! and prose from soldiers! civilians! and professional writers to give a fascinating account of Welsh-American reactions to the war and its context. His examination of issues such as the Welsh community's support for abolition and the war's effects on notions of Welsh-American identity will captivate historians! literary scholars! and Civil War buffs alike. Zusammenfassung A study that defines 'literature' broadly! considering the letters and diaries of soldiers and civilians who lived through the war as well as the poetry and prose of Welsh America's more 'professional' writers. It looks at ways in which the Civil War effected the articulation of Welsh-American national identity.

Product details

• Authors: Jerry Hunter, Hunter Jerry
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.05.2007
• EAN: 9780708320198
• ISBN: 978-0-7083-2019-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, american, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, War, Arthur, Lincoln, Children, Welsh, Writing, 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, HISTORY / Essays, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, of, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, From, United States of America, USA, Literary essays, History of the Americas, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, Civil, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800), sons