Author: Paul Negri
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486112179
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
A superb selection of poems from both sides of the American Civil War features more than 75 inspired works by Melville, Emerson, Longfellow, Whittier, Whitman, and many others.
Civil War Poetry
Author: Paul Negri
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486112179
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
A superb selection of poems from both sides of the American Civil War features more than 75 inspired works by Melville, Emerson, Longfellow, Whittier, Whitman, and many others.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486112179
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
A superb selection of poems from both sides of the American Civil War features more than 75 inspired works by Melville, Emerson, Longfellow, Whittier, Whitman, and many others.
Civil War Poetry and Prose
Author: Walt Whitman
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486285073
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
A collection of poetry, letters, and prose by Walt Whitman that were inspired by the Civil War.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486285073
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
A collection of poetry, letters, and prose by Walt Whitman that were inspired by the Civil War.
The Columbia Book of Civil War Poetry
Author: Richard Marius
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231100021
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Poetry, prose, photos, and songs of the Civil War. The authors range from hawks to doves. In the former category, James Madison Bell wrote: "The pleasing duty still remains / To sing a people from their chains."
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231100021
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Poetry, prose, photos, and songs of the Civil War. The authors range from hawks to doves. In the former category, James Madison Bell wrote: "The pleasing duty still remains / To sing a people from their chains."
American Poetry and Prose
Author: Norman Foerster
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin School
ISBN: 9780395044582
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin School
ISBN: 9780395044582
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Walt Whitman and the Civil War
Author: Ted Genoways
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520259068
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
"The Fletcher Jones Foundation humanities imprint"--Prelim. p.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520259068
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
"The Fletcher Jones Foundation humanities imprint"--Prelim. p.
American Poetry
Author: John Hollander
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781402719936
Category : Children's poetry, American
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Contains a collection of poetry that spans two centuries and provides a diverse point of view of American life. American Poetry offers a collection of 26 verses by our finest poets, all with their unique perspective on the land they loved and accompanied by remarkable paintings that enhance the meaning of the words. Here, beautifully illustrated, are such unforgettable works.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781402719936
Category : Children's poetry, American
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Contains a collection of poetry that spans two centuries and provides a diverse point of view of American life. American Poetry offers a collection of 26 verses by our finest poets, all with their unique perspective on the land they loved and accompanied by remarkable paintings that enhance the meaning of the words. Here, beautifully illustrated, are such unforgettable works.
The Cambridge History of American Poetry
Author: Alfred Bendixen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107003361
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1326
Book Description
The Cambridge History of American Poetry offers a comprehensive exploration of the development of American poetic traditions from their beginnings until the end of the twentieth century. Bringing together the insights of fifty distinguished scholars, this literary history emphasizes the complex roles that poetry has played in American cultural and intellectual life, detailing the variety of ways in which both public and private forms of poetry have met the needs of different communities at different times. The Cambridge History of American Poetry recognizes the existence of multiple traditions and a dramatically fluid canon, providing current perspectives on both major authors and a number of representative figures whose work embodies the diversity of America's democratic traditions.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107003361
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1326
Book Description
The Cambridge History of American Poetry offers a comprehensive exploration of the development of American poetic traditions from their beginnings until the end of the twentieth century. Bringing together the insights of fifty distinguished scholars, this literary history emphasizes the complex roles that poetry has played in American cultural and intellectual life, detailing the variety of ways in which both public and private forms of poetry have met the needs of different communities at different times. The Cambridge History of American Poetry recognizes the existence of multiple traditions and a dramatically fluid canon, providing current perspectives on both major authors and a number of representative figures whose work embodies the diversity of America's democratic traditions.
Patriotic Gore
Author: Edmund Wilson
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393312560
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
Regarded by many critics as Edmund Wilson's greatest book, Patriotic Gore brilliantly portrays the vast political, spiritual, and material crisis of the Civil War as reflected in the lives and writings of some thirty representative Americans.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393312560
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
Regarded by many critics as Edmund Wilson's greatest book, Patriotic Gore brilliantly portrays the vast political, spiritual, and material crisis of the Civil War as reflected in the lives and writings of some thirty representative Americans.
The Civil War Poems
Author: Walt Whitman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781566190367
Category : Poets, American
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Poems from one of America's best known poets, reflecting the tragic and powerful era of the war between the states. In two parts, "Memories of President Lincoln" as he and the nation mourn Lincoln's death, and "Drum-Taps" from Whitman's experiences as a nurse tending the wounded
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781566190367
Category : Poets, American
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Poems from one of America's best known poets, reflecting the tragic and powerful era of the war between the states. In two parts, "Memories of President Lincoln" as he and the nation mourn Lincoln's death, and "Drum-Taps" from Whitman's experiences as a nurse tending the wounded
An American Iliad
Author: Charles Pierce Roland
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813123004
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
" An updated edition of this concise yet comprehensive history of the Civil War, written by a distinguished historian of the conflict. Charles Roland skillfully interweaves the story of battles and campaigns with accounts of the major political, diplomatic, social, and cultural events of the epoch and insightful sketches of the leading actors. Of prime interest are the contrasts he draws between the opposing presidents and generals. What traits, he asks, made Lincoln superior to Davis as a war leader? How were Union military leaders able to forge a more effective fighting force, a more comprehensive strategy than their opponents? Roland's thoughtful anwers and his recognition of the contadictions of human nature and the interpaly of intention and chance raise this book above a mere recounting of military events. The story of the Civil War is the epic of the American people. Never has it been told more movingly.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813123004
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
" An updated edition of this concise yet comprehensive history of the Civil War, written by a distinguished historian of the conflict. Charles Roland skillfully interweaves the story of battles and campaigns with accounts of the major political, diplomatic, social, and cultural events of the epoch and insightful sketches of the leading actors. Of prime interest are the contrasts he draws between the opposing presidents and generals. What traits, he asks, made Lincoln superior to Davis as a war leader? How were Union military leaders able to forge a more effective fighting force, a more comprehensive strategy than their opponents? Roland's thoughtful anwers and his recognition of the contadictions of human nature and the interpaly of intention and chance raise this book above a mere recounting of military events. The story of the Civil War is the epic of the American people. Never has it been told more movingly.