Confederate minds : the struggle for intellectual independence in the Civil War South / Michael T. Bernath.

Confederate minds : the struggle for intellectual independence in the Civil War South /

During the Civil War, some Confederates sought to prove the distinctiveness of the Southern people and to legitimate their desire for a separate national existence through the creation of a uniquely Southern literature and culture. Michael Bernath follows the activities of a group of Southern writer...

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Main Author: Bernath, Michael T.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010.
Series:Civil War America (Series)
Subjects:
American literature > Southern States > History and criticism.
Regionalism > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Group identity > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Southern States > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Confederate States of America > Intellectual life.
Southern States > Civilization > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • An intellectual call to arms
  • The Confederate critique of northern culture
  • The birth of Confederate literature
  • The campaign for Confederate educational independence
  • The high-water mark
  • Searching for a Confederate "literature of power"
  • Are we a highly civilized people?
  • Conclusion: independent in nothing, neutral in everything.

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