Blood & irony : Southern white women's narratives of the Civil War, 1861-1937 / Sarah E. Gardner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gardner, Sarah E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group identity--Southern States--History.

Group identity.

American literature--Women authors--History and criticism.

American literature.

Women and literature--Southern States--History--19th century.

Women and literature.

Women and literature--Southern States--History--20th century.

Group identity in literature.

Confederate States of America--Historiography.

Confederate States of America.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Historiography.

United States.

Southern States--Intellectual life--1865-.

Southern States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Literature and the war.

Southern States--In literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Blood and irony

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the Civil War and its aftermath, many southern white women turned to writing as a way to make sense of their experiences. Combining historical and literary sources, Sarah Gardner argues that women served as guardians of the collective memory of the war and helped reshape southern identity.

Contents:

Everywoman her own historian

Pen and ink warriors, 1861-1865

Countrywomen in captivity, 1865-1877

A view from the mountain, 1877-1895

The imperative of historical inquiry, 1895-1905

Righting the wrongs of history, 1905-1915

Moderns confront the Civil War, 1916-1936

Everything that rises must converge.

Notes:

Based on the author's doctoral thesis, Emory University.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-336) and index.

ISBN:

9798890873026

9780807861561

0807861561

OCLC:

476268545