Patriotic Gore by Edmund Wilson
Studies in the Literature of the American Civil War
"Patriotic Gore" is a comprehensive study of American literature during and after the Civil War. The author examines the works of writers such as Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, among others, to present a nuanced understanding of how the war influenced American literature and culture. The book offers a unique perspective on the Civil War, focusing on the intellectual and cultural responses to the conflict rather than the military and political aspects.
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- Published
- 1962
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 816
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following 3 lists:
- 49th on The Modern Library | 100 Best Nonfiction (The Modern Library)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- The 50 Best Books of the Century (Intercollegiate Studies Institute)