Description: The first literary history of the Civil War South. Covering criticism, fiction, poetry, popular song, and memoir, Hutchinson reminds us of the Confederacy's once-great expectations. Before their defeat--before apples turned to ashes in their mouths--many Confederates thought they were creating a nation and a national literature that would endure.
Brief description: COLEMAN HUTCHISON is an assistant professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin.
Review Quotes:
Hutchison's study of the literature of the Confederacy is unique, the first volume devoted exclusively to this subject. . . . Highly recommended.
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