Reimagining Realism: A New Anthology of Late Nineteenth- And Early Twentieth-Century American Short Fiction Johanningsmeier Charles A.
Reimagining Realism: A New Anthology of Late Nineteenth- And Early Twentieth-Century American Short Fiction Johanningsmeier Charles A. This innovative collection reinvents the standard American short…
Specifikacia Reimagining Realism: A New Anthology of Late Nineteenth- And Early Twentieth-Century American Short Fiction Johanningsmeier Charles A.
Reimagining Realism: A New Anthology of Late Nineteenth- And Early Twentieth-Century American Short Fiction Johanningsmeier Charles A.
This innovative collection reinvents the standard American short fiction anthology and offers readers an invigorated, inclusive, and nuanced understanding of American literary history and culture from the Civil War to the end of World War I.Beginning with one of Louisa May Alcott's Hospital Sketches, originally published in 1863, this anthology offers a refreshing perspective on American literature from the latter half of the nineteenth century through the first decades of the twentieth. Furthermore, its thematic focus on the tension between idealized notions of noble, patriotic duty and the horrific reality of war exemplifies a dominant American Based on Alcott's brief stint as a Civil War nurse, Hospital Sketches stands in contrast to the sentimentality of her better-known Little Women and illustrates a blending of romanticism and realism.