Ashes of the Mind War and Memory in Northern Literature, 1865-1900 / Martin Griffin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Griffin, Martin, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906--Criticism and interpretation.

James, Henry, 1843-1916--Criticism and interpretation.

Melville, Herman, 1819-1891--Criticism and interpretation.

Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891--Criticism and interpretation.

Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914?--Criticism and interpretation.

Memorials in literature.

War and literature.

Literature and society--United States--History--19th century.

Literature and society.

Memory in literature.

Authors, American--19th century--Political and social views.

Authors, American.

American literature--19th century--History and criticism.

American literature.

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

United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p. )

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2012

Place of Publication:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The memory of the American Civil War took many forms over the decades after the conflict ended: personal, social, religious, and political.It was also remembered and commemorated by poets and fiction writers who understood that the war had bequeathed both historical and symbolic meanings to American culture.

Contents:

Cambridge interiors: Lowell's commemoration ode

A strange remorse: Melville and the measure of victory

The road from Memorial hall: memory and culture in the Bostonians

Bierce and transformation

Paul Laurence Dunbar: memory and memorial.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781613760994

161376099X

OCLC:

680474342