literature and the war

Discusses some of the women authors whose writings contributed to the conception of the ideas about the Civil War and its aftermath and some lesser known African-American women authors who documented little know aspects of the war.

A guide to reading "The Red Badge of Courage" with a critical and appreciative mind encouraging analysis of plot, style, form, and structure. Also includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.

An exploration of the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe that discusses her childhood, education, novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," critics, legacy, and more; and includes a chronology, a time line, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading.

Contains over forty primary documents that provide insight into the historical context in which Stephen Crane's Civil War novel "The Red Badge of Courage" was written.

Presents a critical interpretation of James Fenimore Cooper's frontier novel, "The Last of the Mohicans," detailing the biographical, historical, and literary elements that shape the work, and addressing issues of style, genre, race, gender, and factual accuracy.

The account of how a poem, written by Francis Scott Key to commemorate a battle, has endured and become our national anthem.

Traces the process and influences behind the writing of Stephen Crane's novel, The Red Badge of Courage, which was published in 1893 when the Civil War was still fresh in the public mind.