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

• Autore: Gardner Sarah E
• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7/13/072
• Soggetto topico: Group identity - Southern States - History; American literature - Women authors - History and criticism; Women and literature - Southern States - History - 19th century; Women and literature - Southern States - History - 20th century; Group identity in literature
• Soggetto geografico: Confederate States of America Historiography; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Historiography; Southern States Intellectual life 1865-; 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
• Note generali: Based on the author's doctoral thesis, Emory University.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-336) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Blood & irony
• ISBN: 979-88-908730-2-6; 0-8078-6156-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777595603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II