Whitman, Walt

Memoranda During the War

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ISBN 13:
9780195307184
author:
Whitman, Walt
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Oxford University Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2006
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
136mm X 203mm
Genre:
Literary studies: 19th century
Condition:
New
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£23.29

Description

Walt Whitman's personal account of his experiences during the American Civil War is a powerful and poignant testament to the anguish, heroism, and terror of that tumultuous period. In December 1862, Whitman rushed from Brooklyn to the war front, where he found his brother wounded but recovering, and encountered a "new world" dense with horror and revelation. His journal entries, spanning from 1862 to 1865, detail his encounters with soldiers and doctors, meditations on particular battles, and wordless exchanges with President Lincoln. This collection of journal entries offers an unflinching portrayal of the war's devastating impact, yet is suffused with Whitman's enduring enthusiasm and affection for the young soldiers he met. Edited and introduced by Peter Coviello, it also includes selected poems and a letter to the parents of a deceased soldier.

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