Remixing the Civil War
Thomas J. . Ed(S): Brown
€ 66.96
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Remixing the Civil War
This collection continues the conversation Warren began fifty years ago, although taking it in unorthodox and challenging directions, to offer fresh and stimulating perspectives on the war's presence in the collective imagination of the nation. Editor(s): Brown, Thomas J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
In 1961, the historian and poet Robert Penn Warren remarked that "the Civil War is, for the American imagination, the great single event of our history." This volume reconsiders whether, fifty years later, Warren's claim still holds true. Essays from specialists in art, literature, and history examine how contemporary culture represents and interprets the Civil War. They look at the works of more than thirty artists and writers as well as multiple movements-political and social-to reveal the many and provocative ways in which Americans engage the Civil War today. The book includes chapters on the place of Abraham Lincoln ... Read more
In 1961, the historian and poet Robert Penn Warren remarked that "the Civil War is, for the American imagination, the great single event of our history." This volume reconsiders whether, fifty years later, Warren's claim still holds true. Essays from specialists in art, literature, and history examine how contemporary culture represents and interprets the Civil War. They look at the works of more than thirty artists and writers as well as multiple movements-political and social-to reveal the many and provocative ways in which Americans engage the Civil War today. The book includes chapters on the place of Abraham Lincoln ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421402505
SKU
V9781421402505
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-2
About Thomas J. . Ed(S): Brown
Thomas J. Brown is an associate professor of history at the University of South Carolina and editor of The Public Art of Civil War Commemoration: A Brief History with Documents and Reconstructions: New Perspectives on the Postbellum United States.
Reviews for Remixing the Civil War
"The sesquicentennial needs this kind of jarring, probing look at all the fragmented artistic expression that the Civil War continues to stimulate." (David W. Blight, Yale University)"